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
Etymology
Origin of tomentum
1690–1700; < New Latin tōmentum, Latin: stuffing (of wool, hair, etc.) for cushions
Example Sentences
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As the plant expands the reddish tomentum is broken into scales of the same color, revealing the yellowish color of the pileus beneath.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
It makes a dense bush, with medium-sized leaves, green above, and covered with a dense greyish tomentum beneath.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
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. tomentosa China and Japan Pinkish This is a pretty, small branching shrub, with stout leaves covered with a thick tomentum; the flowers are followed by small red fruits.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
It is readily recognized by the red fibrillose tomentum which covers the entire plant when young.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
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