pannose

[ pan-ohs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.

Other Words From

• pannose·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pannose¹

1865–70; < Latin pannōsus full of rags, tattered, equivalent to pann ( us ) cloth, rag ( pane ) + -ōsus -ose ¹