pilary
- adjective
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piloso
- The leaf's surface was pilary, giving it a velvety texture.
Examples
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The pilary fabric felt soft against my skin.
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Some seeds are pilary to aid in wind dispersal.
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Under the microscope, the stem appeared distinctly pilary.
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She admired the pilary texture of the blanket.
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The leaf's surface was pilary, giving it a velvety texture.
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She admired the pilary texture of the blanket.
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Under the microscope, the stem appeared distinctly pilary.
Synonyms
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Covered with fine white hairs, usually on plants or animals
Having fine soft hairs on a surface
A surface with fine, soft hairs like a furry leaf
With a surface covered in fine soft hairs
About hair on the body
How Hairy
Surface Forms
Morphology
pilary = pil + ary
Formed from the Latin combining form 'pil-' (hair) + the adjectival suffix '-ary', but 'pil-' is not a productive or recognizable English root, so learners cannot derive the meaning from familiar English components.
Etymology
Pilary comes from the Latin root pilus, which means 'hair', so think of the English word pile for the soft hair on cloth. So a pilary surface is covered with tiny hairs, giving it a soft or velvety feel.