villose
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of villose
First recorded in 1720–30, villose is from the Latin word villōsus shaggy. See villus, -ose 1
Example Sentences
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Besides these larger spines, the whole surface is villose with very minute colourless spines, not above 1/20th of the length of the larger ones.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
P. thin, cupulate, white, vertex forming a stem-like point of attachment, villose; g. broad, dichot., radiating from centre.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. 2-5 cm. tough, excentric, cinnamon-ochre, villose, matted with resin; g. crowded, shining white; s.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
The leaves are inversely ovate, lanceolate, villose, and slightly toothed.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
The membrane connecting the valves is finely villose, and is besides furnished with spines, conspicuously thicker and longer than those on the male S. Peronii.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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