floccus Meaning, Definition & Usage

Floc"cus noun

Etymology

L., a flock of wool.

Wordforms

plural Flocci

Definitions

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