floccose

[ flok-ohs ]
/ ˈflɒk oʊs /
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adjective

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

Origin of floccose

First recorded in 1745–55, floccose is from the Late Latin word floccōsus full of tufts of wool. See floccus, -ose1

Words nearby floccose

floaty, flob, floc, floccillation, floccinaucinihilipilification, floccose, flocculant, floccular, flocculate, flocculation, flocculation reaction

Words related to floccose

flocculent, fluffy, hairy, hirsute, shaggy, soft, pilose, lanose, pileous, whiskered

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British Dictionary definitions for floccose

floccose
/ (ˈflɒkəʊs) /

adjective

consisting of or covered with woolly tufts or hairs floccose growths of bacteria

Word Origin for floccose

C18: from Latin floccōsus full of flocks of wool

Medical definitions for floccose

floccose
[ flŏk′ōs ]

adj.

Growing in short curving filaments or chains, closely but irregularly disposed. Used of certain bacteria.