tomentum

English Thesaurus

1. a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex (noun.body)

hypernym	:	capillary, capillary vessel,
definition	:	any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules (noun.body)

2. filamentous hairlike growth on a plant (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	enation, plant process,
definition	:	a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	stinging hair,
definition	:	a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	beard,
definition	:	a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses (noun.plant)