What does pilose mean?
Definitions for pilose
ˈpaɪ loʊspi·lose
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Princeton's WordNet
pilous, pilose, pilaryadjective
covered with hairs especially fine soft ones
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piloseadjective
Covered with fine hair.
Etymology: From pilosus, from pilus.
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pilose
Trichomes (); from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma) 'hair') are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a plant is an indumentum, and the surface bearing them is said to be pubescent.
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pilose
Pilose typically refers to being covered with soft, fine hair or down. It is often used in the context of botany (plants) or zoology (animals) to describe the surface of an organism.
Webster Dictionary
Piloseadjective
hairy; full of, or made of, hair
Piloseadjective
clothed thickly with pile or soft down
Piloseadjective
covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence
Etymology: [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See Pile.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pilose
pī′lōs, adj. hairy—also Pī′lous.—n. Pilos′ity. [L. pilosus—pilus, hair.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pilose in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pilose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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