Monday word: lanugo
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1word1daylanugo (l
-n
g
), noun.
A cottony or downy growth, such as the fine soft hair that covers the fetuses of some mammals.
In humans, the lanugo is usually shed about a month before birth.
Etymology: 1500s, from Latin lana, wool.
'Lanuginous' is a synonym for 'downy'.
-ng), noun.A cottony or downy growth, such as the fine soft hair that covers the fetuses of some mammals.
In humans, the lanugo is usually shed about a month before birth.
Etymology: 1500s, from Latin lana, wool.
'Lanuginous' is a synonym for 'downy'.
