fibrillose

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/ˈfɪbɹɪləʊs/

adjective

Covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivefibrillose (comparative more fibrillose, superlative most fibrillose)

comparative more fibrillose · superlative most fibrillose

  1. Covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.

    lower surface typically with loose dark pink to grayish vinaceous fibrillose patches or sometimes merely white-fibrillose

    1985, Joseph F. Ammirati, Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northern United States and Canada, Agaricus hondensis

    Synonyms: fibrillar, fibrillous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCovered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.

Translations

Portuguese fibriloso
  • fibrilosocovered with hair-like appendages
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