floccose

• 形容某物覆盖着柔软、蓬松的毛簇或絮状物，常用于植物学描述。

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.

   被绒毛覆盖的

   • 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.

   同义词cottonyfleecyflocculentlanatetomentosewoolly

   反义词glabroussmooth