tomentous

• Adjetivo obsoleto que significa cubierto de pelos densos, enmarañados y lanosos; se usa principalmente en descripciones botánicas.

An obsolete adjective meaning covered with dense, matted, woolly hairs; used primarily in botanical descriptions.

1. Densely covered with short matted woolly hairsC2formal

   Describes a surface, especially of a plant, that is thickly covered with short, tangled, woolly hairs.

   tomentoso

   • The leaf of this plant is tomentous, giving it a soft, fuzzy texture.
   • Botanists noted the tomentous stem of the newly discovered species.
   • The tomentous underside of the leaf helps reduce water loss.

   Sinónimosfeltedlanatewoolly

   Antónimosbaldglabroushairlesssmooth