a. Ent. and Bot. [f. mod.L. velutin-us, f. med.L. velutum velvet.] (See quots.)
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., IV. xlvi. 276. Velutinous,… covered with very thick-set upright short hairs or pile, resembling velvet.
1857. A. Gray, First Less. Bot. (1866), 236. Velutinous, velvety to the touch.
1866. Treas. Bot., 1207/1. Velutinous, velvety; having a hairy surface, which in texture resembles velvet, as in Rochea coccinea.
