Tomentum: Definition with Tomentum Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant. "Peach fuzz"

Exact synonyms: Fuzz, Hair
Generic synonyms: Enation, Plant Process
Specialized synonyms: Stinging Hair, Beard

2. Noun. A network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex.

Exact synonyms: Tomentum Cerebri
Generic synonyms: Capillary, Capillary Vessel

1. n. The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.

1. Noun. (botany) A mass of filamentous hairs on the leaf of a plant. ¹

2. Noun. (zoology) A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. a network of small blood vessels [n -TA]

1. A covering of dense, matted, woolly hairs. (09 Oct 1997)

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