Tomentose

Tomentose hairs are hairs that are flattened and matted. The Latin word meaning 'cushion stuffing,' tomentum, is used to describe a woolly coating formed by the tomentose hairs. The word is often applied to plant hairs, but is used to describe hairs on animals (particularly insects) as well. For example, the hairs covering portions of a bee may be referred to as tomentose.