Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scurf

2 senses of scurf

Sense 1
scurf -- ((botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts)
       => bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap -- (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye")

Sense 2
scale, scurf, exfoliation -- (a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin)
       => bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap -- (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye")