floccose

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das mit weichen, flaumigen Büscheln oder Flocken bedeckt ist.

An obsolete adjective describing something that is covered with soft, woolly tufts or flakes.

1. Having woolly tuftsC2formalscientific

   Describing a plant surface that is covered with soft, woolly tufts of hairs.

   Wollig-zottig behaart

   • The stem of this alpine plant is floccose, providing insulation against cold.
   • Botanists noted the floccose texture on the underside of the leaves.
   • The floccose coating makes the species easily identifiable in the field.
   • Young shoots appear floccose before the hairs shed as they mature.

   Synonymecottonyfleecyflocculentlanatetomentosewoolly

   Antonymeglabroussmooth