Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Nearby Words

FLOCCOSE

 - 3 dictionary results

floc⋅cose

  [flok-ohs]
Use FLOCCOSE in a Sentence
–adjective
1. Botany. consisting of or bearing woolly tufts or long soft hairs.
2. flocculent.
Origin:
1745–55; < LL floccōsus full of tufts of wool. See floccus, -ose 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To FLOCCOSE
floc·cose   (flŏk'ōs)   
adj.   Botany
Covered with tufts of soft hair, as the fruits of quince.

[Late Latin floccōsus, from Latin floccus, tuft of wool.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

floccose floc·cose (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.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see FLOCCOSE on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way