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

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Example sentences from the Web for floccose

The stem is slender, nearly equal, floccose, bulbous at the base.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Name from , a lock of wool, in allusion to the floccose down.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
The veil is floccose and quite thick when the plant is young.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
It has a big, ragged, floccose ring, and the pithy stem is inclined to be hollow.
Mushroom Culture|W. Robinson

The stem is cylindrical or slightly tapering above, hollow or stuffed, floccose scaly and abruptly bulbous below.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for floccose

floccose

/ (ˈflɒkəʊs) /

adjective

consisting of or covered with woolly tufts or hairsfloccose growths of bacteria

Word Origin for floccose

C18: from Latin floccōsus full of flocks of wool

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Medical definitions for floccose

floccose

[ flŏk′ōs ]

adj.

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

单词	floccose
释义	floccose [ flok-ohs ] / ˈflɒk oʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR floccose ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for floccose The stem is slender, nearly equal, floccose, bulbous at the base. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard Name from , a lock of wool, in allusion to the floccose down. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray The veil is floccose and quite thick when the plant is young. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson It has a big, ragged, floccose ring, and the pithy stem is inclined to be hollow. Mushroom Culture\|W. Robinson The stem is cylindrical or slightly tapering above, hollow or stuffed, floccose scaly and abruptly bulbous below. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson British Dictionary definitions for floccose floccose / (ˈflɒkəʊs) / adjective consisting of or covered with woolly tufts or hairsfloccose growths of bacteria Word Origin for floccose C18: from Latin floccōsus full of flocks of wool Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to floccose flocculent, fluffy, hairy, hirsute, shaggy, soft, pilose, lanose, pileous, whiskered Medical definitions for floccose floccose [ flŏk′ōs ] adj. Growing in short curving filaments or chains, closely but irregularly disposed. Used of certain bacteria. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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floccose

adjective

Origin of floccose

Words nearby floccose

Example sentences from the Web for floccose

British Dictionary definitions for floccose

adjective

Word Origin for floccose

Words related to floccose

Medical definitions for floccose

adj.