Comose (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; "comate (or comose) seeds"; "a comal tuft".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The comose seeds of the cotton plant are easily carried away by wind and water, allowing the species to disperse widely.
- Comose seeds such as those of dandelions and thistles can remain aloft in the air for extended periods, often drifting miles from their parent plants.
- After maturity, the comose seeds of the milkweed plant are released into the air and often travel long distances before germinating in a new location.
- The comose tufts that top the seeds of the cottonwood tree serve as an effective mechanism for seed dispersal by wind.
- Some plants with comose seeds have developed this adaptation as a way to increase their ability to spread quickly to new environments.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts; "comate royal palms"; "pineapples are comate".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The coma of soft, feathery hairs made the comose seeds easy to distinguish from others in the botanical collection.
- A comose inflorescence, the cluster of tiny flowers with surrounding bracts, gave the plant its unique appearance.
- These comate royal palms are well known to botanists and admired for their majestic beauty.
- The architectural drawings featured a large stone statue, comose with delicate shoots and vines intertwining its stone surface.
- As an unusual characteristic, the pineapples of this particular species were comate – a rare yet remarkable feature among pineapples.