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scurf (skûrf)
n.
Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as that which occurs as dandruff.
scurf
loose, dry scales on the haircoat and skin. May be a sign of dry skin or associated with a variety of skin diseases. See also pityriasis.
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26: White-marked tussock moths attack the elms; Maybeetles find the oaks; scurfy scale comes to the lindens.
Poor Will's Countryside Almanack for early & middle spring of 2009 by Felker, W.L. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Oh, sturdily He swung his staff and sent the bold rats skipping Across the scurfy hills and worm-wet valleys, Crying: 'Achilles, Ajax, turn and fight
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Lower (abaxial) leaf surfaces with scurfy, dark-centered scales; leaves gray-green; lobes of leaf blade entire Pleopeltis 1.
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