tomentum
Americannoun
plural
tomentanoun
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a feltlike covering of downy hairs on leaves and other plant parts
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a network of minute blood vessels occurring in the human brain between the pia mater and cerebral cortex
Other Word Forms
- tomentose adjective
Etymology
Origin of tomentum
1690–1700; < New Latin tōmentum, Latin: stuffing (of wool, hair, etc.) for cushions
Example Sentences
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P. thin campan. then exp. tomentose, squamulose; g. free, grey then blackish; s. narrowed upwards, glabrous above, downy below, base with white tomentum.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
It is dwarf, spreading, little more than a foot high, with ovate leaves with brownish tomentum on the under surface.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
P. 6-9 cm. hard, exp. unequal, dry, with adpressed tan tomentum, rimoso-rivulose; g. emarginate, white then tan; s. 2.5-3 cm. hard, stout, pallid, with white fibrils; sp. ——. var. fulvobrunneus, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
The stem is short, solid or with a slight cavity, often slightly thickened at the top, pruinose, gray, with a white, mycelioid tomentum at the base.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
P. tomentosa China and Japan Pinkish This is a pretty, small branching shrub, with stout leaves covered with a thick tomentum; the flowers are followed by small red fruits.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
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