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scurf

(skûrf)

1. Scaly dry skin that has been exfoliated, such as dandruff.

2. A loose scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant.

3. Any of several fungal diseases of plants characterized by scaly lesions especially on underground parts, such as the tubers of potatoes.

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

scurf′i·ness n.

scurf′y adj.

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scurf

(skɜːf)

1. (Pathology) another name for dandruff

2. flaky or scaly matter adhering to or peeling off a surface

[Old English scurf; related to Old Norse skurfōttr scurfy, Old High German scorf, Danish skurv]

ˈscurfy adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

scurf

(skɜrf)

n.

1. the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.

2. any scaly matter or incrustation on a surface.

[before 1000; Middle English, late Old English < Old Norse skurfa scurf, crust]

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Noun 1. scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants

chip, fleck, scrap, bit, flake - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

2. scurf - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

exfoliation, scale

chip, fleck, scrap, bit, flake - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

dander - small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people

dandruff - loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"

Translations

قِشْرَة الرأْس

lupy

skæl

Schorf Schuppen

pellicules

flasa

crosta forfora squama

pleiskanospleiskanotas

blaugznas

kepek

头皮屑

scurf

[skɜːf] N → caspa f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scurf

n → Schuppen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scurf

[skɜːf] n → forfora

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scurf

(skəːf) noun

dandruff. Some shampoos help to get rid of scurf. skilfers قِشْرَة الرأْس пърхот caspa lupy die Schuppen (pl.) skæl πιτυρίδα caspa kõõm شوره سر hilse pellicules קַשקַשִים पपड़ी, रूसी prhut, ljuskava naslaga korpa (fejbőrön) ketombe flasa forfora ふけ 비듬 pleiskanos blaugznas kelemumur roos flass łupież پخې ( لكه دسر يا دوجود caspa mătreaţă перхоть lupina prhljaj perut skorv, mjäll ขี้รังแค kepek 頭皮屑 лупа سر کی خشکی gầu (trên đ��u) 头皮屑

ˈscurfy adjective

skilferagtig قِشْري покрит с пърхот caspento šupinatý, lupovitý schuppig skællet γεμάτος πιτυρίδα casposo kõõmane شوره دار hilseilevä pelliculeux בַּעַל קַשקַשִים पपड़ीदार prhut, prut korpás berketombe með flösu forforoso ふけの 비듬투성이의 pleiskanotas blaugznains berkelemumur schilferig som har flass; flasset pokryty łupieżem پخې caspento cu mătreaţă покрытый перхотью plný lupín prhljajast perutav skorvig, mjällig ที่เป็นขี้รังแค kepekli 滿是頭垢的 покритий лупою جھڑنے والا nhiều gầu 满是头屑的

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