flocculus
noun pl. flocculi
- a small, woolly or hairy tuft or mass
- Anat. a small lobe on the underside of each half of the cerebellum
- ☆ Astron. plage
See flocculus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flŏkˈyə-ləs)
noun pl. floc·cu·li (-līˌ) - A small fluffy mass or tuft.
- Anatomy Either of two small lobes on the lower posterior border of the cerebellum.
- Astronomy Any of various cloudlike masses of gases appearing as bright or dark patches on the surface of the sun.
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