adjective
- Having small hooks or hook-like projections; furnished with or resembling small hamuli.
Usage: technical; biology; botany
Examples
- The hamulose bristles on the insect's legs help it grip surfaces.
- Botanists observed hamulose structures on the plant's seed pods.
- The hamulose appendages of the organism aid in attachment and movement.
- Under magnification, the hamulose projections became clearly visible.