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piliform

[ pil-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. having the form of a hair; resembling hair.


piliform

/ ˈ±èɪ±ôɪˌ´Úɔ˳¾ /

adjective

  1. botany resembling a long hair
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Origin of piliform1

From the New Latin word piliformis, dating back to 1820–30. See pili-, -form
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Piliform, pil′i-form, adj. slender as a hair.—adjs.

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Associated words: trichology, depilatory, depilitant, depilate, depilation, disheveled, bandeau, barrette, tonsure, pomade, follicle, sac, fillet, ecdysis, endysis, bandoline, piliferous, piliform, piligerous, coiffeur, tousled. hairiness, n. hirsuteness, hirsuties, pubescence, villosity, capillament, hypertrichosis. hairless, a. bald, glabrous, depilous. hairsplitting, a. subtle, fine. hair-worm, n. gordius. hairy, a. hirsute, shaggy, bristly, pubescent. half, adv. partially, imperfectly. half, n. moiety. half-blooded, a. hybrid, mongrel, degenerate, half-breed. half-hearted, a. indifferent, lukewarm, perfunctory. half-moon, n. crescent.

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The back and sides of the head are covered with downy feathers of a silky brown and silvery gray, and the front of the neck with piliform feathers of a ruddy brown.

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