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Tomentose

Tomentose Meaning & Definition
Tomentose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tomentose?

[adj] (biology) densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; "a tomentose leaf"
[adj] (botany) covered with densely matted filaments

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tomentose: hairy | hirsute | tomentous

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Tomentose In Webster's Dictionary

\To"men*tose`\, a. [L. tomentum a stuffing of wool, hair, or feathers: cf. F. tomenteux.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane.

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