English Explanatory Dictionary

flocculus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small fluffy tuft.
  2. Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum.
  3. A marking on the surface of the sun associated with a solar prominence.

Word forms

flocculus flocculi

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.

Related words

bioflocculate deflocculate deflocculation floccillation floccose floccosely floccosus flocculate flocculation flocculent flocculents flocculose floccus reflocculation

Derived words

paraflocculus
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