hirtellous

Jun. 10th, 2009 07:24 am
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hirtellous - adj., covered in very short hairs.


Or as some dictionaries put it, "minutely hirsute" -- which is Not Helpful. So a peach would be hirtellous. From Latin hirtellus, the diminutive of hirtus, hairy.

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