What is "tomenta"

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.

n. (plural of tomentum English)

1. n. filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair, fuzz]

2. a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: tomentum cerebri]

3. [also: tomenta (pl)]

See tomentum