- comose
- co·mose
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comose
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Comose — Co mose (k[=o] m[=o]s or k[ o]*m[=o]s ), a. [L. comosus hairy, from coma hair.] (Bot.) Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down, as the seeds of milkweed. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comose — [kō′mōs΄] adj. [L comosus < coma, hair < Gr komē] Bot. having a tuft of hairs; hairy … English World dictionary
comose — adj. [L. comosus, hairy] Having hair; hairy; ending in a tuft; comate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
comose — /koh mohs/, adj. hairy; comate. [1785 95; < L comosus, equiv. to com(a) ( < Gk kóme hair, foliage of trees or plants) + osus OSE1] * * * … Universalium
comose — /ˈkoʊmoʊs/ (say kohmohs), /koʊˈmoʊs/ (say koh mohs) adjective hairy; comate. {Latin comōsus covered with hair} …
comose — a. with tuft of hair. ♦ comoid, a. like a tuft of hair. ♦ comous, a. hairy … Dictionary of difficult words
comose — adj. Bot. (of seeds etc.) having hairs, downy. Etymology: L comosus (as COMA(2)) … Useful english dictionary
comate — adjective 1. bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts comate royal palms pineapples are comate • Syn: ↑comose • Similar to: ↑crowned • Topics: ↑bot … Useful english dictionary
comal — adjective of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair comate (or comose) seeds a comal tuft • Syn: ↑comate, ↑comose • Similar to: ↑hairy, ↑haired, ↑hirsute … Useful english dictionary
Bignoniaceae — Trumpet Creeper family Bigleaf Black Calabash (Amphitecna macrophylla) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
