piliferous
[pahy-lif-er-uh s]
adjective
having or producing hair.
RELATED WORDS
furry, shaggy, woolly, fuzzy, unshaven, hirsute, bearded, bristly, bushy, downy, fleecy, flocculent, fluffy, rough, tufted, bewhiskered, lanate, pileous, pubescent, stubbly
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“I think he represents the mild eccentricity that a lot of us associate with piliferous men,” Porter says.
Just below the piliferous layer two or three layers of thick-walled cells are seen.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarPiliferous, bearing a slender bristle or hair (pilum), or beset with hairs.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
piliferous
adjective
Word Origin for piliferous
C19: from Latin pilus hair + -ferous . Compare pile ³
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piliferous
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adj.
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