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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOMENTOUS

a.[L. tomentum, down. ] In botany, downy; nappy; cottony; or flocky; covered with hairs so close as scarcely to be discernible, or with a whitish down, like wool; as a tomentous stem or leaf.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOMENTOSE

To "men *tose `, a. Etym: [L. tomentum a stuffing of wool, hair, or feathers: cf. F. tomenteux.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane.

 

TOMENTOUS

TOMENTOUS To *men "tous, a.

 

Defn: Tomentose.

 

Spanish Dictionary

tomento

tomento nombre masculino bot Conjunto de pelos que cubren la superficie de los órganos de algunas plantas .

 

tomentoso, -sa

tomentoso, -sa adjetivo bot Que tiene tomento .