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lanosity

lanosity noun: the quality of being lanose, or woolly.

Noun

lanosity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being lanose, or woolly.
    • Distinguished from H. crenulatus and allied species by the lanosity of the hands ; from H. oregonensis in its nearly straight and dilated front.1907, Alfred Geddes Maddren, Smithsonian Exploration in Alaska in 1904: In Search of Mammoth and Other Fossil Remains, Smithsonian Institution, page 126
    • Similar to typical A. frigida Meyer in its general appearance and technical characters, but the lanosity of the tegules and of the hypocephalum is completely lacking, being replaced by a fine glandulosity.1953, Reed Clark Rollins (editor-in-chief), Rhodora, Volume 55, New England Botanical Club, page 56

Origin of lanosity

From Latin lanositas.

Questions about lanosity

What does lanosity mean?
Lanosity means the quality of being lanose, or woolly.
What part of speech is lanosity?
Lanosity is a noun.

Words near lanosity in the dictionary

  1. lanolines
  2. lanolining
  3. lanolins
  4. Lanoraie
  5. lanose
  6. lanosity
  7. lanosol
  8. lanostane
  9. lanostanes
  10. lanostanoid
  11. lanostanoids

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