'Pilose' definitions:

Definition of 'pilose'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones [syn: pilous, pilose, pilary]

Definition of 'Pilose'

From: GCIDE
  • Pilose \Pi*lose"\, a. [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See Pile.]
  • 1. Hairy; full of, or made of, hair. [1913 Webster]
  • The heat-retaining property of the pilose covering. --Owen. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Clothed thickly with pile or soft down. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'pilose'

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Words containing 'Pilose'