PILOSE Meaning of PILOSE in English [ 'pʌɪləʊz ](also pilous ) ■ adjective Botany & Zoology covered with long soft hairs.Derivativespilosity noun OriginC18: from L. pilosus , from pilus 'hair'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004