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chaffy

/chaf-ee, chah-fee/US // ˈtʃæf i, ˈtʃɑ fi //

糠秕,糠秕状,糠秕的,糠秕状的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    chaff·i·er, chaff·i·est.

    • : consisting of, covered with, or resembling chaff.

Examples

  • They are almost coriaceous in texture, smooth and dark-bluish-green above, paler, and sometimes slightly chaffy beneath.

  • They bear a few large ferruginous chaffy scales, and are deeply channelled and furrowed.

  • The root-stock is much like that of A. Filix-mas, being very stout-closely covered with persistent stalk-bases and very chaffy.

  • Two to five inches long, with straw-colored or pale-brown stalks, slightly chaffy below.

  • A few inches to three feet high, with more or less chaffy stalks having shining scales.