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floccose
[ flok-ohs ]
/ ˈflɒk oʊs /
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adjective
Botany. consisting of or bearing woolly tufts or long soft hairs.
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Words nearby floccose
floaty, flob, floc, floccillation, floccinaucinihilipilification, floccose, flocculant, flocculate, flocculation, floccule, flocculent
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British Dictionary definitions for floccose
floccose
/ (ˈflɒkəʊs) /
adjective
consisting of or covered with woolly tufts or hairsfloccose growths of bacteria
Word Origin for floccose
C18: from Latin floccōsus full of flocks of wool
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