floccose

floc·cose

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flok-ohs]
- /ˈflɒk oʊs/
- /flˈɒkəʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flok-ohs]
- /ˈflɒk oʊs/

Definitions of floccose word

adjective floccose Botany. consisting of or bearing woolly tufts or long soft hairs. 1
abbreviation FLOCCOSE flocculent. 1
noun floccose Covered with or consisting of woolly tufts. 1
adjective floccose consisting of or covered with woolly tufts or hairs 0
adjective floccose covered with soft wool or wool-like tufts 0
adjective floccose (botany, mycology) Covered or growing in wooly tufts. 0

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Origin of floccose

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1745-55, floccose is from the Late Latin word floccōsus full of tufts of wool. See floccus, -ose1

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Parts of speech for Floccose

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floccose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for floccose

adj floccose

flocculent — like a clump or tuft of wool.
fluffy — of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.
hirsute — hairy; shaggy.
shaggy — covered with or having long, rough hair.

adjective floccose

downy — of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft.

All 11 Synonyms of floccose