floccus

[ flok-uhs ]

noun

, plural floc·ci [flok, -sahy, -see].

1. a small tuft of woolly hairs.

adjective

1. Meteorology. (of a cloud) having elements in the form of small, rounded tufts.

floccus

/ ˈflɒkəs /

noun

1. a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds
2. a small woolly tuft of hair

adjective

1. (of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure

Word History and Origins

Origin of floccus¹

1835–45; < Latin: tuft of wool

Word History and Origins

Origin of floccus¹

C19: from Latin: tuft of hair or wool, flock ²