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/kap'euh lay"sheuhs/, adj.1. hairlike.2. capillary.[1725-35; < L capillaceus hairy, equiv. to capill(us) hair + -aceus -ACEOUS]
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capillaceous
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Capillaceous — Cap il*la ceous, a. [L. capillaceus hairy, fr. capillus hair.] Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See {Capillary}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capillaceous — [kap΄ə lā′shəs] adj. [L capillaceus, hairlike < capillus, hair + aceus, ACEOUS] 1. having hairlike filaments 2. like a hair or thread … English World dictionary
capillaceous — adjective a) Resembling hair b) Having hair like filaments … Wiktionary
capillaceous — adj. like hair, similar to hair; capillary (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
capillaceous — /kæpəˈleɪʃəs/ (say kapuh layshuhs) adjective hair like; capillary. {Latin capillāceus hairy} …
capillaceous — /kap euh lay sheuhs/, adj. 1. hairlike. 2. capillary. [1725 35; < L capillaceus hairy, equiv. to capill(us) hair + aceus ACEOUS] … Useful english dictionary
capillary — a. pertaining to or like a hair; n. minute hair like blood vessel. ♦ capillaceous, ♦ capillose, a. hairy; bristly. ♦ capilliform, a. hair like. ♦ capillarimeter, n. instrument measuring liquid by action of capillarity. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
