flocculus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.

Noun

flocculus (plural flocculi)

  1. A small fluffy tuft.
  2. (anatomy) Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum.
  3. (astronomy) A marking on the surface of the sun associated with a solar prominence.

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