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tomentose

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to⋅men⋅tose

  [tuh-men-tohs, toh-muhn-tohs]
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–adjective Botany, Entomology.
closely covered with down or matted hair.
Origin:
1690–1700; < NL tōmentōsus. See tomentum, -ose 1
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to·men·tose   (tō-měn'tōs', tō'mən-)   
adj.   Biology
Covered with short, dense, matted hairs.

[New Latin tōmentōsus, from Latin tōmentum, cushion stuffing.]
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