What does lanosity mean?
Lanosity means (botany, zoology, rare) The quality of being lanose, or woolly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(botany, zoology, rare) The quality of being lanose, or woolly..
1953, Reed Clark Rollins (editor-in-chief), Rhodora, Volume 55, New England Botanical Club, page 56, Similar to typical A. frigida Meyer in its general appearance and technical characters, but the lanosity of the tegules and of the hypocephalum is completely lacking, being replaced by a fine glandulosity.
Distinguished from H. crenulatus and allied species by the lanosity of the hands ; from H. oregonensis in its nearly straight and dilated front.
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Lanosity means (botany, zoology, rare) The quality of being lanose, or woolly..
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1953, Reed Clark Rollins (editor-in-chief), Rhodora, Volume 55, New England Botanical Club, page 56, Similar to typical A. frigida Meyer in its general appearance and technical characters, but the lanosity of the tegules and of the hypocephalum is completely lacking, being replaced by a fine glandulosity.
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