comose

[koh-mohs]

co·mose

[koh-mohs]
adjective
hairy; comate.

Origin:
1785–95; < Latin comōsus, equivalent to com(a) (< Greek kómē hair, foliage of trees or plants) + -ōsus -ose1
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Comose is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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comose (ˈkəʊməʊs, kəʊˈməʊs)
 
adj
botany another word for comate
 
[C18: from Latin comōsus hairy, from coma long hair; see coma²]

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