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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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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Medical definitions for floccose
floccose
[ flŏk′ōs ]
adj.
Growing in short curving filaments or chains, closely but irregularly disposed. Used of certain bacteria.
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