tomentum
/təˈmɛntəm
/noun (plural tomenta /təˈmɛntə/) Botany
A layer of matted woolly down on the surface of a plant.Setae type range from being thin and highly branched, forming dense tomenta, to being broad and spatulate....
- Leaves lack the thick tomentum beneath the leaf that characterizes the white linden.
- With its thick tomentum and indumentum and its pointed dark green leaves, with its dense growth habit, and with its pretty flowers, it is a major asset to any garden.
Derivatives
tomentose
- Each inflorescence bears numerous, small flowers with widely spreading tepals, tomentose on the outer surface, and a labellum with well-developed side lobes.
- Both the corolla and calyx are fairly rigid and tomentose externally.
- The petals are bright Indian-orange, silvery tomentose outside and glossy inside.
tomentous
- It is erect and rigid, light green in color slightly shaded reddish brown, fairly tomentous and glandular, and bearing some tiny prickles.
Origin
Late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'cushion stuffing'.