lanose


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la·nose

 (lā′nōs′)
adj.
Woolly.
[Latin lānōsus, from lāna, wool.]
la·nos′i·ty (-nŏs′ĭ-tē) n.
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lanose

(ˈleɪnəʊs; -nəʊz)
adj
(Biology) another word for lanate
[C19: from Latin lānosus]
lanosity n
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