Meaning: The outer layer of the tree was hard and bumpy.
Choice of Words: The words "rough" and "bark" create a tactile image of the tree's trunk, suggesting its rugged and textured surface.
Alternative Expressions
The tree's trunk was covered in rough bark.
Meaning: This means that the outside of the tree's main stem was bumpy and uneven.
Choice of Words:Tree is a tall plant with a trunk and branches, and trunk is the main stem of the tree. Covered means to be completely hidden or protected by something. Rough means not smooth or even, and bark is the hard, outer layer of a tree. When you put them together, "The tree's trunk was covered in rough bark" means that the outside of the tree's main stem was completely covered with a bumpy and uneven layer.
The tree's body was covered in bumpy skin.
Meaning: This means that the outside of the tree was bumpy and uneven.
Choice of Words:Tree is a tall plant with a trunk and branches, and body is the main part of the tree, including the trunk, branches, and leaves. Covered means to be completely hidden or protected by something. Bumpy means having small, raised areas, and skin is the outer layer of an animal or plant. When you put them together, "The tree's body was covered in bumpy skin" means that the outside of the tree was completely covered with small, raised areas.
The tree's main stem was coated in a rugged texture.
Meaning: This means that the outside of the tree's trunk was bumpy and uneven.
Choice of Words:Tree is a tall plant with a trunk and branches, and main stem is the central trunk of the tree. Coated means to cover something with a layer of something else, and rugged means rough and uneven. Texture is the way something feels or looks when you touch it. When you put them together, "The tree's main stem was coated in a rugged texture" means that the outside of the tree's trunk was covered with a rough and uneven layer.