tomentum
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)tomenta
- filamentous hairlike growth on a plant“peach fuzz”Synonyms: hairfuzzType of plant process, enationKinds beard, stinging hair
- a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortexSynonyms: tomentum cerebriType of capillary, capillary vessel
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
To·men′tum noun; pl. Tomenta (#).
Origin: L. See Tomentose.
Botany The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54