See Also: lanuginous(medicine)
lanuginous(dictionary)

lanuginous (iou)



lanuginous adjective. L16.
[from Latin lanuginosus, from lanugo down, from lana wool: see -OUS.]
Chiefly Botany & Zoology. Covered with down or fine soft hair; of the nature of down; downy.
Also lanuginose adjective L17.