capillatus

 [kap-uh-ley-tuhs]  

cap·il·la·tus

   [kap-uh-ley-tuhs]
adjective
(of a cumulonimbus cloud) having a cirriform upper portion that resembles an anvil or a disorderly mass of hair.
Origin:
< Latin capillātus having hair; see capillary, -ate1
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