hirsutum
/hir-SOO-tum/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
A texture epithet for a plant clothed in coarse, shaggy hairs long and stiff enough to feel rough under the hand. It sits at the harsher end of a scale running through pubescens and tomentosus. Appears as hirsutus (masculine), hirsuta (feminine), or hirsutum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin hirsutus, meaning "hairy" or "shaggy."
Example
“Chaerophyllum hirsutum 'Roseum' (Roseum hairy chervil) carries the epithet in its neuter form, its stems and leaves noticeably rough to the touch.”