FLOCCUS

Etymology

Noun

floccus (plural flocci)

(meteorology) A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs; the downy plumage of unfledged birds.

Source: Wiktionary


Floc"cus, n.; pl. Flocci. Etym: [L., a flock of wool.]

1. (Zoöl.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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