Pannose
/ˈpæn.oʊs/noun
Covered with or resembling felt; woolly or matted in texture.
Did you know?*Pannose* is a real scientific term in botany and zoology, built from Latin *pannus* meaning “cloth” or “rag,” a root that also gave English *panniculate* and *pannus* in medicine.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pannus
“cloth, rag, piece of fabric”
Late Latin
Latin
pannōsus
“clothed in rags; ragged; cloth-like”
Medieval Latin
Latin
pannosus
“covered with felt-like or cloth-like texture”
19th Century
English
pannose
“having a felted or woolly surface”
Modern English
English
pannose
“covered with or resembling felt; woolly or matted in texture”