fibrillose

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪbɹɪləʊs/

Adjective

fibrillose (comparative more fibrillose, superlative most fibrillose)

1. Covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.

   Synonyms: fibrillar, fibrillous

   • 1985, Joseph F. Ammirati, Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northern United States and Canada, Agaricus hondensis:

     lower surface typically with loose dark pink to grayish vinaceous fibrillose patches or sometimes merely white-fibrillose

Derived terms

• appressed-fibrillose

Translations

covered with hair-like appendages

• Portuguese: fibriloso

References

• “fibrillose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.