NOUN | plant | tomentum, hair, fuzz | filamentous hairlike growth on a plant |
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body | tomentum, tomentum cerebri | a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex |
Meaning | filamentous hairlike growth on a plant. | |
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Synonyms | hair, fuzz | |
Narrower | beard | A tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses |
stinging hair | A multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid | |
Broader | plant process, enation | A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
Spanish | tomento | |
Catalan | toment | |
Adjectives | tomentose | covered with densely matted filaments |
Meaning | A network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex. | |
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Synonym | tomentum cerebri | |
Broader | capillary, capillary vessel | Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules |
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