'Tomentose' definitions:
Definition of 'tomentose'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Covered with densely matted filaments
adjective
Densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; "a tomentose leaf" [syn: tomentose, tomentous]
Definition of 'Tomentose'
From: GCIDE
- Tomentose \To"men*tose`\, a. [L. tomentum a stuffing of wool, hair, or feathers: cf. F. tomenteux.] (Bot. & Zool.) Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane. [1913 Webster]