Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pilose \Pi*lose"\, a. [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See {Pile}.]
   1. Hairy; full of, or made of, hair.

            The heat-retaining property of the pilose covering.
                                                  --Owen.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) Clothed thickly with pile or soft down.

   3. (Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long
      hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence.

Source : WordNet®

pilose
     adj : covered with hairs especially fine soft ones [syn: {pilous},
            {pilary}]