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tomentose

to·men·tose

uncommon

adjective

1.

covered with densely matted filaments

2.

densely covered with short matted woolly hairs

  • “a tomentose leaf”
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Origin

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

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