pilose
/ˈpʌɪləʊz
/(also pilous)
adjective Botany & Zoology
Covered with long soft hairs.Though they emphasized some within-plant variation of leaf pubescence, cotton cultivars are usually described as either smooth, lightly hairy, hairy, very hairy, or pilose....
- If the hairs are long (longer than 2 mm), soft, fine, and very close together, forming a plush surface, the surface is pilose.
Derivatives
pilosity
/ noun ...- Although many Maxillaria spp. offer rewards, the vast majority seemingly do not, and these are thought to attract insects by ‘deceit’ using a combination of features such as colour, fragrance and pilosity.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin pilosus, from pilus 'hair'.
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