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flocculus

(fläk′yə ləs)

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

Origin: ModL, dim. < L floccus, flock of wool: see floccus

See flocculus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , diminutive of Latin floccus, tuft of wool

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