floccose

• Adjetivo que describe algo cubierto de mechones o grupos suaves y lanosos, o con aspecto de copos o vellones algodonosos. Se usa especialmente en botánica o micología para superficies con pelos o filamentos agrupados.

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.

   Flocoso

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscottonyfleecyflocculentlanatetomentosewoolly

   Antónimosglabroussmooth