What does "pilose" mean?
Pilose: (Zoöl.) Clothed thickly with pile or soft down.
Additional senses
- 2.(Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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