[f. L. capillāce-us hairy, hair-like, f. capill-us hair: see -ACEOUS.] Of the nature of, or resembling hair; hair-like, thread-like. Cf. CAPILLARY 5. Hence Capillaceously adv.; Capillaceo-multifid a., divided into many hair-like filaments.
1731–7. Miller, Gard. Dict., s.v. Crocus, Spring Crocus, with a capillaceous Leaf.
1858. Gray, Bot. Text-bk., 401. Capillaceous, so slender that it may be compared with the hairs of animals.
1877. F. E. Hulme, Wild Fl., Introd. 10. Water-Buttercup,—Submerged leaves capillaceo-multifid.
