piliferous
[pahy-lif-er-uh s]
- having or producing hair.
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Origin of piliferous
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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, pubescentExamples 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.
Historical Examples of piliferous
Piliferous, bearing a slender bristle or hair (pilum), or beset with hairs.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
Just below the piliferous layer two or three layers of thick-walled cells are seen.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
piliferous
- (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
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Word Origin for piliferous
C19: from Latin pilus hair + -ferous . Compare pile ³
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piliferous
(pī-lĭf′ər-əs)- Bearing or producing hair.
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