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eriophyllous

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

adjective

Botany.

having leaves covered with a woolly pubescence.

Etymology

Origin of eriophyllous

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

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