eriophyllous

American  

[er-ee-oh-fil-uhs] / ˌɛr i oʊˈfɪl əs /

adjective

Botany.

1. having leaves covered with a woolly pubescence.

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Etymology

Origin of eriophyllous

< 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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