piliferous
Americanadjective
adjective
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(esp of plants or their parts) bearing or ending in a hair or hairs
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designating the outer layer of root epidermis, which bears the root hairs
Etymology
Origin of piliferous
Example Sentences
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The more prominent tubercles, and spines or bristles arising from them, are hypertrophied piliferous warts, the warts, with the seta or hair which they bear, being common to all caterpillars.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
Root-hair; p.l. piliferous layer; ex. exodermis; co. cortex.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
The root-hairs are mere protrusions of the cells of the outermost layer of the cortex of the root and this layer is called the piliferous layer.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Just below the piliferous layer two or three layers of thick-walled cells are seen.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Root-hair; 2. piliferous layer; 3. cortex; 4. endodermis; 5. pericycle; 6. xylem; 7. phloëm.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
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