tomentoseadj.

Brit.

/təˈmɛntəʊs/,

/ˈtəʊm(ə)ntəʊs/, U.S.

/toʊˈmɛnˌtoʊs/,

/ˈtoʊmənˌtoʊs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin tomentosus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin tomentosus (1518 or earlier) < classical Latin tōmentum stuffing for cushions (see tomentum n.) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier tomentous adj.

1. Chiefly Botany and Entomology. Closely covered with down or short fine hairs; pubescent, downy. Also as second element in compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [adjective] > having hair

beardedc1450

downy1551

cottoned1578

friezed1578

maned1578

woolly1578

hairy1597

bristle-pointed1601

comous1657

fimbrious1657

tomentous1657

shagged1671

tomentose1698

crinated1724

villose1727

hispid1753

pubescent1760

setose1760

villous1766

lashed1776

silky1776

strigous1776

sericeous1777

awny1786

awned1787

strigose1793

shaggy1796

stupose1799

thready1804

feather-headed1821

setous1822

aristate1829

filamentous1835

fimbriate1836

puberulent1841

puberulous1841

sericated1848

barbate1853

strigillose1857

fimbrilliferous1866

ciliolate1870

fimbrillose1884

strigulated1899

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > down

mosya1475

mossy1567

callow down1598

tomentous1657

tomentose1698

pluffy1809

fluffy1848

pilar1860

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adjective] > hairiness > woolly or downy

downy1551

tomentous1657

tomentose1698

lanate1760

velutinous1826

fluffy1848

lanose1852

flocculent1870

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 40 (Plate) Nutts..whose tomentose husk taken off, leaves the Areca nut.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxix. 456 The surface..is villous above and tomentose or nappy underneath.

1818 W. P. C. Barton Compend. Floræ Philadelphicæ I. 233 Leaves ternate, oval, acuminate, sublobate, duplicate-serrate, white-tomentose underneath.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 276 Tomentose... Covered with short interwoven inconspicuous hairs.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 240 The pubescence or tomentose covering is exceedingly short.

1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 269 Externally farinose-tomentose, pale red or dilute-cinnamon.

1934 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 7 69 A large yellow, mostly yellow tomentose species; front border of wings brownish.

1950 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 43 5 In both genera the scutellum ranges from wholly tomentose to apically polished.

2012 D. Pigott Lime-trees & Basswoods viii. 111/1 The white tomentose surface of the young stems is also characteristic of the European species.

†2. Anatomy and Medicine. Having a flocculent, downy, or felted appearance; resembling wool or felt. Cf. tomentum n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > collecting into one mass or body > agglomerated or conglomerated > into flocculent masses

flocked1659

tomentosea1715

flocculent1800

a1715 R. Waller in W. Derham Philos. Exper. R. Hooke & Other Virtuoso's (1726) 364 When that [membranous coat] is taken off, there remains only the simple, tomentose, Substance of the Brain.

1837 R. Owen in Hunter's Observ. Animal Œcon. (new ed.) 386 The outermost [lamina of the choroid]..is composed of larger vessels, connected by cellular membrane, which gives it a tomentose appearance.

1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 636/1 A tomentose or..villous condition of the surface.

1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 1339 The Iris... Its anterior surface, which seems formed of radiating fibres, is tomentose and velvety.

1872 E. R. Peaslee Ovarian Tumors 35 If the latter be purulent, it becomes fungous, tomentose, reddish.

3. In extended use: covered in hair, hairy.

ΚΠ

1970 Stanford (Calif.) Daily 6 May 2/3 This non-logic abroad is matched at home by another kind of non-logic which scores points by phrases like Agnew's latest—‘tomentose exhibitionists’.

2005 J. A. Glusman Conduct Under Fire xvi. 270 The Japanese found their strong body odor and tomentose torsos as repugnant as their mixed racial heritage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tomentose
释义	tomentoseadj. Brit. /təˈmɛntəʊs/, /ˈtəʊm(ə)ntəʊs/, U.S. /toʊˈmɛnˌtoʊs/, /ˈtoʊmənˌtoʊs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin tomentosus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin tomentosus (1518 or earlier) < classical Latin tōmentum stuffing for cushions (see tomentum n.) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier tomentous adj. 1. Chiefly Botany and Entomology. Closely covered with down or short fine hairs; pubescent, downy. Also as second element in compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [adjective] > having hair beardedc1450 downy1551 cottoned1578 friezed1578 maned1578 woolly1578 hairy1597 bristle-pointed1601 comous1657 fimbrious1657 tomentous1657 shagged1671 tomentose1698 crinated1724 villose1727 hispid1753 pubescent1760 setose1760 villous1766 lashed1776 silky1776 strigous1776 sericeous1777 awny1786 awned1787 strigose1793 shaggy1796 stupose1799 thready1804 feather-headed1821 setous1822 aristate1829 filamentous1835 fimbriate1836 puberulent1841 puberulous1841 sericated1848 barbate1853 strigillose1857 fimbrilliferous1866 ciliolate1870 fimbrillose1884 strigulated1899 the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > down mosya1475 mossy1567 callow down1598 tomentous1657 tomentose1698 pluffy1809 fluffy1848 pilar1860 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adjective] > hairiness > woolly or downy downy1551 tomentous1657 tomentose1698 lanate1760 velutinous1826 fluffy1848 lanose1852 flocculent1870 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 40 (Plate) Nutts..whose tomentose husk taken off, leaves the Areca nut. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxix. 456 The surface..is villous above and tomentose or nappy underneath. 1818 W. P. C. Barton Compend. Floræ Philadelphicæ I. 233 Leaves ternate, oval, acuminate, sublobate, duplicate-serrate, white-tomentose underneath. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 276 Tomentose... Covered with short interwoven inconspicuous hairs. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 240 The pubescence or tomentose covering is exceedingly short. 1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 269 Externally farinose-tomentose, pale red or dilute-cinnamon. 1934 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 7 69 A large yellow, mostly yellow tomentose species; front border of wings brownish. 1950 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 43 5 In both genera the scutellum ranges from wholly tomentose to apically polished. 2012 D. Pigott Lime-trees & Basswoods viii. 111/1 The white tomentose surface of the young stems is also characteristic of the European species. †2. Anatomy and Medicine. Having a flocculent, downy, or felted appearance; resembling wool or felt. Cf. tomentum n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > collecting into one mass or body > agglomerated or conglomerated > into flocculent masses flocked1659 tomentosea1715 flocculent1800 a1715 R. Waller in W. Derham Philos. Exper. R. Hooke & Other Virtuoso's (1726) 364 When that [membranous coat] is taken off, there remains only the simple, tomentose, Substance of the Brain. 1837 R. Owen in Hunter's Observ. Animal Œcon. (new ed.) 386 The outermost [lamina of the choroid]..is composed of larger vessels, connected by cellular membrane, which gives it a tomentose appearance. 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 636/1 A tomentose or..villous condition of the surface. 1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 1339 The Iris... Its anterior surface, which seems formed of radiating fibres, is tomentose and velvety. 1872 E. R. Peaslee Ovarian Tumors 35 If the latter be purulent, it becomes fungous, tomentose, reddish. 3. In extended use: covered in hair, hairy. ΚΠ 1970 Stanford (Calif.) Daily 6 May 2/3 This non-logic abroad is matched at home by another kind of non-logic which scores points by phrases like Agnew's latest—‘tomentose exhibitionists’. 2005 J. A. Glusman Conduct Under Fire xvi. 270 The Japanese found their strong body odor and tomentose torsos as repugnant as their mixed racial heritage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1698
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