Tomentose

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    covered in (often matted) hair.
Adjective
  1. 1
    densely covered with short matted woolly hairs wordnet
  2. 2
    covered with densely matted filaments wordnet

Synonyms

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tomentoustomentoustomentous

Etymology

From New Latin tōmentōsus of like application, from tōmentum + -ōsus.

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