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Floccose

Floccose Meaning & Definition
Floccose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Floccose?

[adj] (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Floccose: hairy | hirsute

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Floccose In Webster's Dictionary

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

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