lanate
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la·nate
(lā′nāt′)adj. Biology
Covered with woolly hairs: a lanate stem.
[Latin lānātus, from lāna, wool.]
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lanate
(ˈleɪneɪt) orlanose
adj
(Biology) having or consisting of a woolly covering of hairs
[C18: from Latin lānātus, from lāna wool]
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Adj. | 1. | lanate - covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton" |
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