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floc·cose (fläk′ōs′)

adjective

covered with soft wool or wool-like tufts

Etymology: LL floccosus < L floccus: see floccus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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