puberulent

• Terme botanique signifiant couvert de petits poils doux et courts ; de nos jours rarement employé en dehors des contextes scientifiques spécialisés.

A botanical term meaning covered with fine, soft hairs; now rarely used outside of specialized scientific contexts.

1. Covered with fine soft hairsC2formal

   Describes a surface, especially of a plant, that is covered with very fine, soft, short hairs.

   Puberulent

   • The stem of the plant is puberulent, giving it a slightly fuzzy texture.
   • Botanists noted the puberulent leaves of the newly discovered species.
   • The underside of the leaf is puberulent, unlike the smooth upper surface.

   Synonymesdownypubescentsoft-hairedvelvety

   Antonymesbaldglabroussmooth