floccose

• Adjectif désuet décrivant quelque chose de couvert de touffes ou de flocons doux et duveteux, ou dont la surface ressemble à du coton ou à de la laine.

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.

   flocculeux

   • 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.

   Synonymescottonyfleecyflocculentlanatetomentosewoolly

   Antonymesglabroussmooth