covered with minute flattened, platelike structures.
Describing an aggregate of scales.
rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
Covered with thin platelike layers or pieces.
Evergreen "needles" that are flattened and overlapping are called "scaly." They look sort of like scales on a fish. Northern white cedar is the only evergreen with scaly "needles."
The bark is separated into flat, thin pieces or layers; scales.
Covered or having an abundance of scales; cleaving off in flakes.