"lanuginose" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ləˈnjuːd͡ʒənəʊs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ləˈnjuːd͡ʒɪnəʊs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/ [General-American], /ləˈnjud͡ʒənoʊs/ [General-American] Forms: more lanuginose [comparative], most lanuginose [superlative], lanuginous [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|lānūginōsus}} Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus Head templates: {{en-adj}} lanuginose (comparative more lanuginose, superlative most lanuginose)
  1. (biology, especially botany) Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy. Tags: especially Translations (Covered with down): мъхнат (mǎhnat) (Bulgarian), lanugineux (French), lanuginoso (Italian), lanuginos (Romanian), lanuginoso (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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