flocculence

Variant of flocculent

flocculent definition

floc·cu·lent (fläk′yə lənt)

adjective

  1. like wool or tufts of wool; fluffy
  2. containing or consisting of small woolly masses
  3. covered with a wool-like substance, as some insects

Etymology: < L floccus (see floccus) + -ulent

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