fibrillose
- adjective
- /ˌfaɪbrɪˈloʊs/
- Specialized
- The mushroom's cap was distinctly fibrillose, with tiny threads covering its entire surface.
Examples
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The botanist noted the fibrillose stems that were easily distinguished by their fine hairy coating.
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The fibrillose texture of the fabric gives it a unique appearance.
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A fibrillose texture is often found in certain species of fungi and seeds.
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Is this material fibrillose or smooth?
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The mushroom's cap was distinctly fibrillose, with tiny threads covering its entire surface.
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A fibrillose texture is often found in certain species of fungi and seeds.
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The botanist noted the fibrillose stems that were easily distinguished by their fine hairy coating.
Synonyms
7
5.7
Made of many long thin threads like those in rope
1
8.2
Thin and long like a thread or hair
1
9.9
A very thin shape like a thread
1
7.7
Having many tiny threads in body tissue
1
9.9
Thin threads in an eyepiece that help measure
1
7.7
Made of thin threads like hair
1
9.0
Having thin fibers in body tissue
Thin and long like a thread
Shaped like a thin thread in parts of living things
How Fibrous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fibrillose comes from the root fibr- meaning 'fiber', as in the common word fiber, and the ending -ose meaning 'full of'. So, fibrillose describes a surface 'full of' very small fibers or threads, which is why a fibrillose stem looks like it has a fine hairy coating.