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pilose

[ pahy-lohs ]
/ ˈpaɪ loʊs /
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adjective

covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.

Words related to pilose

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

Words nearby pilose

pilomotor reflex, pilon, pilonidal, pilonidal sinus, pilos, pilose, pilosebaceous, pilot, pilot balloon, pilot bird, pilot biscuit
Also pilous.

Origin of pilose

First recorded in 1745–55, pilose is from the Latin word pilōsus shaggy. See pile3, -ose1

OTHER WORDS FROM pilose

pi·los·i·ty [pahy-los-i-tee] /paɪˈlɒs ɪ ti/, nounsub·pi·lose, adjectivesub·pi·los·i·ty, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for pilose

pilose

pilous

/ (ˈpaɪləʊz) /

adjective

biology covered with fine soft hairspilose leaves

Derived forms of pilose

pilosity (paɪˈlɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for pilose

C18: from Latin pilōsus, from pilus hair
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Medical definitions for pilose

pilose
[ pī′lōs ]

adj.

Covered with fine, soft hair.
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