Cirrous
/ˈsɪɹəs/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to cirri; having filaments, fibrous.
"And Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tentacles and holdfasts unto it."
- 2 Pertaining to cirrus clouds.
Example
More examples"And Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tentacles and holdfasts unto it."
Etymology
From Latin cirrus + -ous.