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TOMENTOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tomentose mean? 

TOMENTOSE (adjective)
  The adjective TOMENTOSE has 2 senses:

1. covered with densely matted filamentsplay

2. densely covered with short matted woolly hairsplay

  Familiarity information: TOMENTOSE used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOMENTOSE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Covered with densely matted filaments

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

tomentum (filamentous hairlike growth on a plant)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Densely covered with short matted woolly hairs

Synonyms:

tomentose; tomentous

Context example:

a tomentose leaf

Similar:

haired; hairy; hirsute (having or covered with hair)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)


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