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polytrichous

polytrichous adjective: very hairy; densely ciliate.

Adjective

polytrichous (comparative more polytrichous, superlative most polytrichous)

  1. Very hairy; densely ciliate.

Forms of polytrichous

comparativemore polytrichous
superlativemost polytrichous

Questions about polytrichous

What does polytrichous mean?
Polytrichous means very hairy; densely ciliate.
What part of speech is polytrichous?
Polytrichous is an adjective.

Words near polytrichous in the dictionary

  1. polytrich
  2. polytrichaceous
  3. polytrichid
  4. polytrichids
  5. polytrichon
  6. polytrichous
  7. polytrioxane
  8. Polytrix
  9. polytrode
  10. polytrodes
  11. polytron

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