pilose [adjective]

Definition of pilose:

1. covered with hairs especially fine soft ones

2. Covered with fine hairs.

3. Having a covering of hairs.

Synonyms of pilose:

● Pilary

● Pilous

● Furry

● Fleecy

● Fuzzy

● Hairy

● Hirsute

● Woolly

● Pubescent

● Lanate


Opposite/Antonyms of pilose:

● Hairless

● Slapheaded

● Bald as a coot

● Bald

● Furless

● Glabrous

● Shorn

● Smooth

● Short-haired

● Balding

● Calm

● Clean


Sentence/Example of pilose:

1. If the hairs are long, soft, fine, and very close together, forming a plush surface, the surface is pilose.

2. The plant was pilose, with soft, downy hairs.

3. The pilose caterpillar was crawling along the leaf.