The characteristic of being hairy. / (technical) A characteristic of yarn: the proportion of fibre ends that stick out and are not embedded in the yarn body.

plural of hairiness

(of a person) Having a lot of hair on the body. / (of an animal) Having a lot of fur. / (of a body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.

Solanum villosum / Solanum sarrachoides / Solanum physalifolium

plural of hairy cell

A kind of malignant B cell in an uncommon form of leukemia of unknown cause, having a "hairy" appearance under the microscope.

(informal) The Devil.

plural of hairy armadillo

The presence of a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance, caused by Epstein-Barr virus.

plural of hairy leukoplakia