Floccose

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Floccose \Floc*cose"\, a. [L. floccosus. Cf. 2d {Flock}, n.]
     1. Spotted with small tufts like wool. --Wright.
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     2. (Bot.) Having tufts of soft hairs, which are often
        deciduous.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  floccose
       adj : (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs