1. a small tuft or mass of woolly or fluffy material
2. a small lobe of the cerebellum involved in balance and eye movement
Usage: anatomy

Examples

• The cotton formed small flocculi as it was processed.
• Tiny flocculi of dust floated in the sunbeam.
• The flocculus helps coordinate eye movements during head rotation.
• Damage to the flocculus can affect balance and spatial orientation.
• Researchers studied the flocculus to understand vestibular function.
• The flocculi appeared as white, fluffy masses under the microscope.