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tomentose

[tuh-men-tohs, toh-muhn-tohs]

adjective Botany, Entomology.

closely covered with down or matted hair.

Origin:
1690–1700; < Neo-Latin tōmentōsus. See tomentum, -ose¹

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tomentum (təˈmɛntəm)

—n , pl -ta
1.	a feltlike covering of downy hairs on leaves and other plant parts
2.	a network of minute blood vessels occurring in the human brain between the pia mater and cerebral cortex

[C17: New Latin, from Latin: stuffing for cushions; related to Latin tumēre to swell]

tomentose

—*adj*

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