moʊs adjective
hairy; comate.
Origin:
1785–95; < Latin comōsus, equivalent to com(a) (< Greek kómē hair, foliage of trees or plants) + -ōsus -ose1
1785–95; < Latin comōsus, equivalent to com(a) (< Greek kómē hair, foliage of trees or plants) + -ōsus -ose1
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| —adj | |
| botany another word for comate | |
| [C18: from Latin comōsus hairy, from coma long hair; see | |
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