fibrillose, a.
(ˌfaɪbrɪˈləʊs)
Also fibrilose.
[f. as prec. + -ose.]
a. Covered or supplied with fibrils; composed of fibrils. b. Marked with fine lines as if composed of fine fibrils; finely striate.
| 1829 Loudon Encycl. Plants 1099 Fibrillose, covered with little strings or fibres. 1846 Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 175 The..stalk..is pale, a very little fibrilose. 1866 Berkeley in Intell. Observ. No. 50. 95 Pileus silky or fibrillose. |