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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Exp. even, purplish flesh colour, pellicle separable when dry; g. rosy violet; s. villose then striate.
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
P. 4-5 cm. obtuse then infundib. edge spreading, greyish brown, floccosely villose; g. decur. connected by veins; s. 4-5 cm. striate, grey; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. 1.5-2.5 cm. camp. obtuse, naked, deeply striate when moist, shining when dry, pallid or tinged yellowish-green; g. adnate; s. 4-7 cm. yellowish, viscid, glabrous, shining, base villose; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. subumbil. floccosely villose, blackish blue; s. capillary. aethiops, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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