adj. Biology
Covered with short, dense, matted hairs.
[New Latin tōmentōsus, from Latin tōmentum, cushion stuffing.]
tomentose
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to·men·tose (tō-mĕn'tōs', tō'mən-) 
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adj. Biology
Covered with short, dense, matted hairs.
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
(botany) covered with densely matted filaments
Pertains to noun: tomentum (meaning #1)
Meaning #2:
(biology) densely covered with short matted woolly hairs
Synonym: tomentous
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