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floccus
[ flok-uhs ]
noun
, plural floc·ci [flok, -sahy, -see].
- a small tuft of woolly hairs.
adjective
- Meteorology. (of a cloud) having elements in the form of small, rounded tufts.
floccus
/ ˈflɒkəs /
noun
- a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds
- a small woolly tuft of hair
adjective
- (of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure
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Word History and Origins
Origin of floccus1
1835–45; < Latin: tuft of wool
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Word History and Origins
Origin of floccus1
C19: from Latin: tuft of hair or wool, flock ²
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