eriophyllous

[ er-ee-oh-fil-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having leaves covered with a woolly pubescence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eriophyllous¹

< Greek erio- (combining form of érion wool) + -phyllous

Example Sentences

There are varieties of artemisia or sage-brush, antennaria, columbine, the barberry, spiraea, Russian thistle, eriophyllous, chrysothamnus, plantago, dandelions, lepidium, chaenactic, linum, hosackia, cirsium, astragulus, ambrosia, euphorbia, pleustemon, achillea millefolium, erodium, or stork's bill, orthocarpous, vilia, solidago, lactuca, helianthus, erigeron, brickellia, malvastrum, ptelea or a desert hop-tree, polygonum, sphedra, lupines, castilleia, lathyrus, verbena and a score of others.

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