FIBRILLOSE

fibrillose

(adjective) covered with fibrils more or less evenly disposed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

fibrillose (comparative more fibrillose, superlative most fibrillose)

Covered with hair-like appendages, as the undersurface of some lichens.

Composed of little strings or fibres.

Source: Wiktionary


Fi*bril"lose ( or ), a.

Definition: Covered with hairlike appendages, as the under surface of some lichens; also, composed of little strings or fibers; as, fibrillose appendages.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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