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tomentum

N เยื่อ หุ้ม ไขสันหลัง  ขนอ่อน 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOMENTUM

To *men "tum, n.; pl. Tomenta. Etym: [L. See Tomentose. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tomentum

to men tum |tōˈmentəm toʊˈmɛntəm | ▶noun ( pl. tomenta |-tə | ) Botany a layer of matted woolly down on the surface of a plant. DERIVATIVES to men tose |tōˈmentōs, ˈtōmənˌtōs |adjective, to men tous |-təs |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘cushion stuffing. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

tomentum

tomentum |təˈmɛntəm | ▶noun ( pl. tomenta |-tə | ) Botany a layer of matted woolly down on the surface of a plant. DERIVATIVES tomentose |təˈmɛntəʊs, ˈtəʊ - |adjective, tomentous adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘cushion stuffing ’.