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eriophyllous

[ er-ee-oh-fil-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. having leaves covered with a woolly pubescence.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eriophyllous1

< Greek erio- (combining form of érion wool) + -phyllous

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