villose
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of villose
First recorded in 1720–30, villose is from the Latin word villōsus shaggy. See villus, -ose 1
Example Sentences
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P. 8-11 cm. compact, discoid, tomentose edge violet, rest bay; g. decur.-emarginate, bluish then tan; s. 8-11 cm. villose at first blue then whitish; sp. 9-10 � 5.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. 2-5 cm. tough, excentric, cinnamon-ochre, villose, matted with resin; g. crowded, shining white; s.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. exp. dry, everywhere floccosely villose, yellow tawny; g. narrow, yellow; s. elongated, stout, fibrillose, base thickened, yellow, ring narrow, entire. adiposa, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Besides these larger spines, the whole surface is villose with very minute colourless spines, not above 1/20th of the length of the larger ones.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Exp. even, purplish flesh colour, pellicle separable when dry; g. rosy violet; s. villose then striate.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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