piliferous

[pahy-lif-er-uh s]

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adjective

having or producing hair.

Origin of piliferous

First recorded in 1840–50; pili- + -ferous

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Related Words for piliferous

furry, shaggy, woolly, fuzzy, unshaven, hirsute, bearded, bristly, bushy, downy, fleecy, flocculent, fluffy, rough, tufted, bewhiskered, lanate, pileous, piliferous, pubescent

Examples from the Web for piliferous

Contemporary Examples of piliferous

“I think he represents the mild eccentricity that a lot of us associate with piliferous men,” Porter says.
An Ode to Shaggy Men
Marisa Meltzer
October 23, 2009

Historical Examples of piliferous

Piliferous, bearing a slender bristle or hair (pilum), or beset with hairs.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
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 Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for piliferous

piliferous

adjective

(esp of plants or their parts) bearing or ending in a hair or hairs

designating the outer layer of root epidermis, which bears the root hairs

Word Origin for piliferous

C19: from Latin pilus hair + -ferous . Compare pile ³

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piliferous in Medicine

piliferous

[pī-lĭf′ər-əs]

adj.

Bearing or producing hair.