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Answer for the clue "Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant ", 8 letters:
tomentum

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tomentum in anatomy are a short, soft pubescence or a covering of fine, soft hairs .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tomentum \To*men"tum\, n.; pl. Tomenta . [L. See Tomentose . ] (Bot.) The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) A mass of filamentous hairs on the leaf of a plant. 2 (context zoology English) A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence. 3 (context anatomy English) A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair , fuzz ] a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: tomentum cerebri ] [also: tomenta (pl)]

Usage examples of tomentum.

Luscus looks hungrily (he swears by adverbs) at Chib's tomentum and outlying regions.