English Explanatory Dictionary

lanuginose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy.

Pronunciation

/ləˈnjuːd͡ʒənəʊs/ /ləˈnjuːd͡ʒɪnəʊs/ /ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/ /ləˈnjud͡ʒənoʊs/

Word forms

lanuginose more lanuginose most lanuginose lanuginous

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”).

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