"tomentum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tomenta [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntəm Head templates: {{en-noun|tomenta}} tomentum (plural tomenta)
  1. (botany) A mass of filamentous hairs on the leaf of a plant. Translations (matted woolly down on the surface of a plant): tomento [masculine] (Italian), mōnehu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-tomentum-en-noun-Vljgl6CR Categories (other): Botany, Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 29 38 33 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'matted woolly down on the surface of a plant': 70 10 20
  2. (zoology) A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence.
    Sense id: en-tomentum-en-noun-UKKHQl9V Categories (other): Zoology, Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 29 38 33 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (anatomy) A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex.
    Sense id: en-tomentum-en-noun-Gow2Q565 Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Hair, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 14 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 27 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 26 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 16 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 19 55 Disambiguation of Hair: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 25 12 63 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: basal tomentum

Inflected forms

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