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    pilose
    /ˈpʌɪləʊz/

    adjective

    • 1. covered with long soft hairs.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pilosePilose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Pilose is an adjective that means covered with usually soft hair. Learn the etymology, first known use, and medical definition of pilose from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › pilosePILOSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pilose definition: covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry. . See examples of PILOSE used in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › pilosePilose - definition of pilose by The Free Dictionary

    Pilose means covered with fine soft hair, especially on plants. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of pilose and its related terms in this online dictionary.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPILOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. pilosity (paɪˈlɒsɪtɪ ) noun. Word origin. C18: from Latin pilōsus, from pilus hair. pilose in American English. (ˈpaɪˌloʊs ) adjective. covered with hair, esp. fine, soft hair. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pilosePilose - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of pilose. adjective. covered with hairs especially fine soft ones. synonyms: pilary, pilous. haired, hairy, hirsute. having or covered with hair. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Pilose." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pilose. Accessed 05 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishpilose | Example sentences - Cambridge Dictionary

    Pilose means covered with fine soft hair or bristles. See how to use this word in sentences from various sources, such as Wikipedia and the Cambridge English Corpus.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › pilose_adjpilose, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective pilose is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for pilose is from 1712, in the writing of John Morton, naturalist. pilose is a borrowing from Latin.