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tomentose

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to·men·tose  (t-mnts, tmn-)
adj. Biology
Covered with short, dense, matted hairs.
[New Latin tmentsus, from Latin tmentum, cushion stuffing.]
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Adj.1.tomentosetomentose - covered with densely matted filaments
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
2.tomentose - densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; "a tomentose leaf"
tomentous
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"


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