# lanuginose

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ləˈnjuːd͡ʒənəʊs/

## Definitions
1. Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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