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tomentose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
to-men-tose
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

covered in (often matted) hair.

Etymology

From New Latin tōmentōsus of like application, from tōmentum + -ōsus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more tomentose (comparative) most tomentose (superlative)

Derived Forms

microtomentose subtomentose tomentulose

Synonyms

tomentous

Questions

What does tomentose mean?
covered in (often matted) hair.
Where does tomentose come from?
From New Latin tōmentōsus of like application, from tōmentum + -ōsus.

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