floccus
noun
floc·cus
ˈfläkəs
plural flocci
-äˌkī,
-äˌkē,
-äkˌsī,
-äkˌsē
1
: a tuft of woolly hairs on a plant
specifically
: a mass of hyphal filaments or portion of mycelium of a fungus
2
[New Latin, from Latin]
: one of the small masses or tufts making up certain cloud formations
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