[koh-muh ber-uh-nahy-seez] 
[koh-mee ber-uh-nahy-seez] . Astronomy. | Berenice's Hair, a northern constellation situated north of Virgo and between Boötes and Leo. |
| Co·ma Ber·e·ni·ces (kō'mə běr'ə-nī'sēz') n. A constellation in the northern sky near Boötes and Leo that contains a prominent cluster of galaxies and the north pole of the Milky Way. Also called Berenice's Hair. [New Latin Coma Berenicēs, Berenice's hair : Latin coma, hair + Latin Berenicēs, genitive of Berenicē, Berenice (a queen of Egypt who promised her hair to Venus).] |