TOMENTOSE

tomentose, tomentous

(adjective) densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; “a tomentose leaf”

tomentose

(adjective) covered with densely matted filaments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tomentose (not comparable)

(biology, of a surface) covered in (often matted) hairs

Anagrams

• metosteon, tenotomes

Source: Wiktionary


To"men*tose`, a. Etym: [L. tomentum a stuffing of wool, hair, or feathers: cf. F. tomenteux.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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