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< pilocarpine
pilot >
pi·lose
(p
l
s)
KEY
also
pi·lous
(-l
s)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Covered with fine soft hair.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin
pil
sus
, from
pilus
,
hair
OTHER FORMS:
pi·los
i·ty
(-l
s
-t
)
KEY
(Noun)
Thesaurus: synonyms for pilose
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