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pilose

[ pahy-lohs ]

adjective

  1. covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.


pilose

/ ˈpaɪləʊz; paɪˈlɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. biology covered with fine soft hairs

    pilose leaves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • pilosity, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 辱·Dz··ٲ [pahy-, los, -i-tee], noun
  • ܲ·辱lDz adjective
  • ܲp·Dzi·ٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pilose1

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin 辱ōܲ “s󲹲”; pile 3, -ose 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pilose1

C18: from Latin 辱ōܲ, from pilus hair
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If you ignore that pilose caterpillar he inexplicably adheres to his chin, he's cuter than a basket full of stray koalas.

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P. conical then exp. almost smooth, pale brown, thin, slightly pilose; g. crowded, narrow, rosy violet then greyish brown; s. white, shining, springing from a copious creeping mycelium; sp. 4-5 long.

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The stem is slender, nearly orange color with a violet-brown apex, the whole minutely pilose.

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The inflorescence consists of usually two closely appressed spikes, though appearing as one, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, pilose with ferrugineous hairs; the peduncle is capillary and enclosed by the upper leaf-sheath.

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Thorax deep black, pilose; abdomen tawny along each side.

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