Tomentum

Tomentum (Plural: Tomenta) [ Botany - Biology ]

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	A downy pubescence of tiny hairs on leaves and other plant parts

Tomentum [ Botany - Biology ]
Adjective: Tomentose
Synonym: Tomentous, hairy

A surface feature that can be found on different organs of a plant. Having very dense, minute, short, soft hairs on the surface that are so matted together that cannot be separated, almost woolly.

[ From Latin "tomentus", stuffing for a cushion] See: Surface features


	▲Tomentose leaf
	Tomentose ribs (Echinopsis cv. Haku-jo) ►

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