tomentose

T1O1M3E1N1T1O1S1E1

adjective

covered in (often matted) hair.

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tomentoushairyhairedhirsute
OriginNew Latin tōmentōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivetomentose (comparative more tomentose, superlative most tomentose)

comparative more tomentose · superlative most tomentose

  1. biologycovered in (often matted) hair.

    Synonyms: tomentous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecovered in (often matted) hair.

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tomentous

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedensely covered with short matted woolly hairs

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tomentoushairyhairedhirsute

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. New Latintōmentōsus
  2. Englishtomentose

From New Latin tōmentōsus of like application, from tōmentum + -ōsus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

metosteon
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APA

tomentose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomentose

MLA

“tomentose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomentose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tomentose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomentose.

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