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comose

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The seeds of milkweed are comose.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • comate (or comose) seeds
  • a comal tuft

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comate, comal

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • comate royal palms
  • pineapples are comate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin comōsus (“hairy”).