tomentum

to·men·tum

T0257900 (tō-mĕn′təm)n. pl. to·men·ta (-tə) Biology A covering of dense matted hairs.

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[Latin tōmentum, cushion stuffing.]

tomentum

(təˈmɛntəm) n, pl -ta (-tə) 1. (Botany) a feltlike covering of downy hairs on leaves and other plant parts2. (Anatomy) a network of minute blood vessels occurring in the human brain between the pia mater and cerebral cortex[C17: New Latin, from Latin: stuffing for cushions; related to Latin tumēre to swell] tomentose, tomentous adj

to•men•tum

(təˈmɛn təm)

n., pl. -ta (-tə). a dense covering of woolly or matted hairs, as on a leaf. [1690–1700; < New Latin tōmentum, Latin: cushion stuffing] to•men•tose (təˈmɛn toʊs, ˈtoʊ mənˌtoʊs) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tomentum - filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"fuzz, hairplant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organstinging hair - a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluidbeard - a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
	2.	tomentum - a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortextomentum cerebricapillary vessel, capillary - any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules