Usually means: Rough, harsh, uneven in texture.
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  1. asperous: Merriam-Webster
  2. asperous: Collins English Dictionary
  3. asperous: Wordnik
  4. asperous: Wiktionary
  5. Asperous: Dictionary.com
  6. Asperous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. asperous: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Asperous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. asperous: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. asperous: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Asperous: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. asperous: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Asperous: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (asperous)

▸ adjective:  Rough, rugged, uneven.
▸ adjective:  Bitter, cruel, severe.

Similar:
anfractuous, rough, irregular, asperulous, roughsome, rugged, ragged, scraggy, rugose, asper, more...

Opposite:
smooth, polished, even, flat, sleek

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Similar:
anfractuous, rough, irregular, asperulous, roughsome, rugged, ragged, scraggy, rugose, asper, more...

Opposite:
smooth, polished, even, flat, sleek



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