tomentous

• Adjetivo geralmente arcaico que significa coberto por pelos densos, emaranhados e lanosos; usado principalmente em descrições botânicas.

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.

   Lanoso

   • 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.

   Sinônimosfeltedlanatewoolly

   Antônimosbaldglabroushairlesssmooth