lanuginose

[ luh-noo-juh-nohs, -nyoo- ]

adjective

1. covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
2. of the nature of down; downy.

Other Words From

• la·nugi·nous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lanuginose¹

1685–95; < Latin lānūginōsus downy, woolly, equivalent to lānūgin- (stem of lānūgō; lanugo ) + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

Lanuginose -us: with long, curled hair dispersed over the surface: see crinitus.

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