See Also: tomentum(medicine)
tomentum(dictionary)

tomentum (iou)



tomentum noun. L17.
[Latin = stuffing for cushions.]
1. Botany. Dense short matted pubescence on the stem, leaves, etc. L17.
2. Anatomy. A downy covering; spec. (more fully tomentum cerebri ) the flocculent inner surface of the pia mater, consisting of numerous minute capillaries. Now rare. E19.
tomentulose adjective (Botany) minutely tomentose L19.