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fibrillose

/ˈfɪbɹɪləʊs/

fibrillose adjective: covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.

Adjective

fibrillose (comparative more fibrillose, superlative most fibrillose)

  1. Covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.
    • lower surface typically with loose dark pink to grayish vinaceous fibrillose patches or sometimes merely white-fibrillose1985, Joseph F. Ammirati, Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northern United States and Canada, Agaricus hondensis

Synonyms of fibrillose

Forms of fibrillose

comparativemore fibrillose
superlativemost fibrillose

Words formed from fibrillose

Questions about fibrillose

What does fibrillose mean?
Fibrillose means covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.
What part of speech is fibrillose?
Fibrillose is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fibrillose?
Fibrillose is pronounced /ˈfɪbɹɪləʊs/.

Words near fibrillose in the dictionary

  1. fibrillogenetic
  2. fibrillogenic
  3. fibrillogenicity
  4. fibrillopathies
  5. fibrillopathy
  6. fibrillose
  7. fibrillosely
  8. fibrillous
  9. fibrillovesicular
  10. fibrilogenesis
  11. fibrilogenic

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