Meanings
adjectivefloccose (comparative more floccose, superlative most floccose)
comparative more floccose · superlative most floccose
- biologyCovered or growing in wooly tufts
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Late Latinfloccosus
- Englishfloccose
Borrowed from Late Latin floccosus.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese flocoso
- flocosocovered or growing in wooly tufts
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APA
floccose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccose
MLA
“floccose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccose. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “floccose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccose.
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