hirsute

A moderate condition in women exhibiting an excessive growth of body hair: Constitutional hirsutism can develop during puberty in females, but it can also appear due to hereditary factors, medication, a disease, or because of an excessive production of the male hormone, androgen.

Relating to the state of being hairier or more rough, shaggy, and bristly: A hirsuitior morbid disorder can appear among women and is characterized by an over production of hair in the areas of the face, , as a beard, on the breast, and on the back, like men have.

Referring to the condition of having a great deal of hair, especially on the face or body: For a teenager, James has an abnormal hirsute chest.

Tom was young and especially hirsute.

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A description of a plant or plant part covered with long stiff hairs; The "Hairy Sunflower" or "Bristly Sunflower" )Helianthus hirsutus) is an example of a hirsute plant, the wild type of the common sunflower and is native to the plains and forests of North America.

1. Very hairy; excessive hairiness: At the zoo, the children saw many apes and monkeys that displayed a great amount of hirsuteness.
2. In botany, plants that are covered with stiff or coarse hairs: Some plants, like the leaves of the lamb's ear, are noted for their hirsuteness.

1. An abnormal hairiness, especially an adult male pattern of hair distribution in women:

A woman whose hirsutism is not hormone-related has long, fine hairs on her face, arms, chest, and back.
2. Heavy growth of hair, often in an abnormal distribution or place.The condition of hirsutism is defined as excessive and increased hair growth on women in locations where the occurrence of terminal hair normally is minimal or absent.

Hirsuties in women refers to the male pattern of body hair and it is therefore primarily of cosmetic and psychological concern.

1. A strong attraction for hairy men: In the article, Sally read about hirsutophilia as being a strong sexual attraction towards men with a profuse amount of hair on their bodies.

Hirsutophilia is relalted to paraphilia which refers to sexual arousal in response to a person's perception of sexual objects or situations.
2. Sexual arousal from another person's armpit hair: Sally was absolutely astonished when she read that hirsutophilia also concerned the love of a man's hair in his armpits.

Outdated, relating to the condition of having red hair; rred-haired: In one of the old TV movies that June watched, the main character had beautiful hirsutorufous locks of hair falling down her back.

1. In botany, referring to the condition of finely hirsute (hairy) or thickened hirtellous (hairy, shaggy) leavesI: n her botany book, Sherry came across pictures of plants with hirsutulous leaves that looked quite soft.
2. Descriptive of something having a hairy appearance: The photo of the mushroom cap looked quite hirsutulous and fuzzy.

Abnormal hairiness of uncertain origin in women: Women who are affected by idiopathic hirsutism may additionally exhibit menstrual abnormalities and infertility.