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noun
A mass of filamentous hairs on the leaf of a plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tomentum cerebri
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capillary, capillary vessel
noun
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hair, fuzz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant process, enation
Narrower terms: stinging hair, beard
History
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Across languages
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