piliferous

[ pahy-lif-er-uhs ]

/ paɪˈlɪf ər əs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR piliferous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having or producing hair.

Origin of piliferous

First recorded in 1840–50; pili- + -ferous

Words nearby piliferous

pilgrim bottle, Pilgrim Fathers, Pilgrims, Pilgrim's Progress, pili, piliferous, piliform, pilikia, piling, Pílion, Pilipino

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Example sentences from the Web for piliferous

“I think he represents the mild eccentricity that a lot of us associate with piliferous men,” Porter says.
An Ode to Shaggy Men|Marisa Meltzer|October 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Just below the piliferous layer two or three layers of thick-walled cells are seen.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Piliferous, bearing a slender bristle or hair (pilum), or beset with hairs.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for piliferous

piliferous

/ (paɪˈlɪfərəs) /

adjective

(esp of plants or their parts) bearing or ending in a hair or hairs

designating the outer layer of root epidermis, which bears the root hairs

Word Origin for piliferous

C19: from Latin pilus hair + -ferous . Compare pile ³

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for piliferous

piliferous

[ pī-lĭf′ər-əs ]

adj.

Bearing or producing hair.

单词	piliferous
释义	piliferous [ pahy-lif-er-uhs ] / paɪˈlɪf ər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR piliferous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having or producing hair. Origin of piliferous First recorded in 1840–50; pili- + -ferous Words nearby piliferous pilgrim bottle, Pilgrim Fathers, Pilgrims, Pilgrim's Progress, pili, piliferous, piliform, pilikia, piling, Pílion, Pilipino Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piliferous “I think he represents the mild eccentricity that a lot of us associate with piliferous men,” Porter says. An Ode to Shaggy Men\|Marisa Meltzer\|October 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Just below the piliferous layer two or three layers of thick-walled cells are seen. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar Piliferous, bearing a slender bristle or hair (pilum), or beset with hairs. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for piliferous piliferous / (paɪˈlɪfərəs) / adjective (esp of plants or their parts) bearing or ending in a hair or hairs designating the outer layer of root epidermis, which bears the root hairs Word Origin for piliferous C19: from Latin pilus hair + -ferous . Compare pile ³ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to piliferous furry, shaggy, woolly, fuzzy, unshaven, hirsute, bearded, bristly, bushy, downy, fleecy, flocculent, fluffy, rough, tufted, bewhiskered, lanate, pileous, pubescent, stubbly Medical definitions for piliferous piliferous [ pī-lĭf′ər-əs ] adj. Bearing or producing hair. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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piliferous

adjective

Origin of piliferous

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Example sentences from the Web for piliferous

British Dictionary definitions for piliferous

adjective

Word Origin for piliferous

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Medical definitions for piliferous

adj.