Category:Floccus

Floc"cus, n.; pl. Flocci. Etym: [L., a flock of wool.]

1. (Zoöl.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi.