1. having a soft woolly or cotton-like appearance; covered with tufts of soft hairs
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The floccose leaves of the plant felt soft to the touch.
• Many desert plants have floccose surfaces to reduce water loss.
• The botanist noted the floccose coating on the stem.
• Floccose hairs covered the underside of the leaf.
• The seed pod had a distinctly floccose texture.
• Under the microscope, the floccose fibers were clearly visible.