[ tə'mɛntəm ]
■ noun ( plural tomenta -tə ) Botany a layer of matted woolly down on the surface of a plant.
Derivatives
tomentose tə'mɛntəʊs , 'təʊ- adjective
tomentous adjective
Origin
C17: from L., lit. 'cushion stuffing'.
[ tə'mɛntəm ]
■ noun ( plural tomenta -tə ) Botany a layer of matted woolly down on the surface of a plant.
Derivatives
tomentose tə'mɛntəʊs , 'təʊ- adjective
tomentous adjective
Origin
C17: from L., lit. 'cushion stuffing'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004