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lanuginose

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

adjective

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


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Other Words From

  • la·nugi·nous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lanuginose1

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

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

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