Definitions for tomentose

tomentose to·men·tose

Spelling: [tuh-men-tohs, toh-muh n-tohs]
IPA: /təˈmɛn toʊs, ˈtoʊ mənˌtoʊs/

Tomentose is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 257 anagrams from letters in tomentose (eemnoostt).

Definitions for tomentose

adjective

  1. closely covered with down or matted hair.

Origin of tomentose

From the New Latin word tōmentōsus, dating back to 1690-1700. See tomentum, -ose1

Examples for tomentose

A useless weed, but very common in pasture and hay; forming tussocks, greyish-green, softly hairy (tomentose).

Pileus coriaceous, tough, repeatedly branched; the branches slender or filiform, tomentose.

Leaves of medium size; deep green above, lighter green and tomentose below.

It is easily recognised by the uneven mixture of pink and ochraceous colors, and the very hairy or tomentose margin of the cap.

The species received its name from the tomentose, striate character of the stem.

A tall-growing species with whitish, spiny stems, and simple three-lobed leaves that are tomentose on the under sides.

Fronds one to several times pinnate, the lower surface hairy, or tomentose or powdery.

Crepidotus fulvotomentosus Pk., is a pretty species with a tomentose cap and tawny scales, usually occurring singly.

tomentose: covered with fine hair, so matted together that particular hairs cannot be separated.

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