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tomentum

Noun

to=men=tum

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tomentum(n = noun.plant) fuzz, hair - filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"

is a kind of enation, plant process

has particulars: stinging hair, beard

tomentum(n = noun.body) tomentum cerebri - a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex; Array

is a kind of capillary, capillary vessel

tomentum, n. [L. See Tomentose. ].

The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants. [1913 Webster]

tomentum, n. (pl. tomenta)
1 Bot. matted woolly down on stems and leaves.
2 Anat. the tufted inner surface of the pia mater in the brain.

Derivative

tomentose adj. tomentous adj.

Etymology

L, = cushion-stuffing

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