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Tomentum \To*men"tum\, n.; pl. Tomenta. [L. See Tomentose. ] (Bot.) The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

tomentum

noun

1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair, fuzz]
2: a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: tomentum cerebri] [also: tomenta (pl)]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Tomentum \To*men"tum\, n.; pl. Tomenta. [L. See Tomentose. ] (Bot.) The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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