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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Examples from the Web for piliferous

Contemporary Examples

“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

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

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.

piliferous

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Examples from the Web for piliferous

Contemporary Examples

“I think he represents the mild eccentricity that a lot of us associate with piliferous men,” Porter says.

Historical Examples

Piliferous, bearing a slender bristle or hair (pilum), or beset with hairs.

Just below the piliferous layer two or three layers of thick-walled cells are seen.

piliferous

Word Origin

piliferous

Origin of piliferous