floccose

American  

[flok-ohs] / ˈflɒk oʊs /

adjective

1. Botany. consisting of or bearing woolly tufts or long soft hairs.

2. flocculent.

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floccose British  

/ ˈflɒkəʊs /

adjective

1. consisting of or covered with woolly tufts or hairs

   floccose growths of bacteria

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Etymology

Origin of floccose

First recorded in 1745–55, floccose is from the Late Latin word floccōsus full of tufts of wool. See floccus, -ose ¹

Example Sentences

P. obtuse, sulcate, with glutinous mealy flecks; g. attached to ring behind, s. floccose, bulbous.

From Project Gutenberg

The peridium or rind is membranaceous, smooth, or very slightly floccose, and creamy white at first, turning to pale yellowish-brown when the plant is old.

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This is a large and beautiful plant in the woods, and easily identified because of its floccose nature and the large bulb at the base of the stem.

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The stem usually tapers downward, is firm, stuffed, smooth, or with remnants of the veil giving it a floccose scaly appearance, usually ascending because of the crowded growth.

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Stem short, not rooting, entering matrix abruptly, often with a small floccose tubercle at base.

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Related Words

• woolly