LANUGINOSE


Meaning of LANUGINOSE in English

— lanuginousness , n.

/leuh nooh"jeuh nohs', -nyooh"-/ , adj.

1. covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.

2. of the nature of down; downy.

Also, lanuginous /leuh nooh"jeuh neuhs, -nyooh"-/ .

[ 1685-95; lanuginosus downy, woolly, equiv. to lanugin- (s. of lanugo; see LANUGO) + -osus -OSE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .