FLOCCOSE

floccose

(adjective) (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

floccose (not comparable)

(botany, mycology) Covered or growing in wooly tufts

Source: Wiktionary


Floccose", a. Etym: [L. floccosus. Cf. 2d Flock, n.]

1. Spotted with small tufts like wool. Wright.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Having tufts of soft hairs, which are often deciduous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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