tomentum
Americannoun
plural
tomentanoun
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a feltlike covering of downy hairs on leaves and other plant parts
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a network of minute blood vessels occurring in the human brain between the pia mater and cerebral cortex
Other Word Forms
- tomentose adjective
Etymology
Origin of tomentum
1690–1700; < New Latin tōmentum, Latin: stuffing (of wool, hair, etc.) for cushions
Example Sentences
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Coriaceous, tough, pale or whitish; stem well marked, branching from a point, branches numerous, tips pointed; white tomentum at the base of the stem.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
P. thin campan. then exp. tomentose, squamulose; g. free, grey then blackish; s. narrowed upwards, glabrous above, downy below, base with white tomentum.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
The stem is equal, hollow, smooth, grayish-brown with a whitish mycelioid tomentum at the base.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
P. convexo-plane, broadly and obtusely umb. pallid grey; with thin hoary tomentum; g. crowded, whitish then dingy, broadest behind; s. equal, often curved, pallid, base strigose; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
The stem is short and rather thick, often swollen, covered with a reddish-brown tomentum.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
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