tomentum

/toʊˈmɛntəm/

Definitions of tomentum

1. noun

   a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
   synonyms: tomentum cerebri

   type of:

   capillary, capillary vessel

   any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
2. noun

   filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
   synonyms: fuzz, hair

   types:

   stinging hair

   a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid

   beard

   a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

   awn

   slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

   type of:

   enation, plant process

   a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ