hirtellous

English

Etymology

Diminutive from Latin hirtus (“hairy”), with -ous.

Adjective

hirtellous (comparative more hirtellous, superlative most hirtellous)

(botany, zoology) with minute hairs.

References

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

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