lanuginose

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

adjective

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

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Also la·nu·gi·nous

[luh-noo-juh-nuh s, -nyoo-] /ləˈnu dʒə nəs, -ˈnyu-/.

Origin of lanuginose

1685–95; < Latin lānūginōsus downy, woolly, equivalent to lānūgin- (stem of lānūgō; see lanugo) + -ōsus -ose¹

Related formsla·nu·gi·nous·ness, noun

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Historical Examples

Lanuginose -us: with long, curled hair dispersed over the surface: see crinitus.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
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