tomentum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
    hair; fuzz.
    • peach fuzz
  2. noun a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
    tomentum cerebri.

WordNet

To*men"tum noun
Etymology
L. See Tomentose.
Wordforms
plural Tomenta
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.

Webster 1913