"flocculent" meaning in All languages combined

See flocculent on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈflɒk.jə.lənt/ [UK], /ˈflɑk.jə.lənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-flocculent.ogg [US], en-au-flocculent.ogg [Australia] Forms: more flocculent [comparative], most flocculent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin floccus (“flock of wool”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|floccus||flock of wool}} Latin floccus (“flock of wool”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} flocculent (comparative more flocculent, superlative most flocculent)
  1. Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly. Translations (woolly): צמרירי (Hebrew), пуши́стый (pušístyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-flocculent-en-adj-~JxXwJNx Disambiguation of 'woolly': 67 31 1
  2. Covered in a woolly substance; downy.
    Sense id: en-flocculent-en-adj-IuYeGFQS
  3. Flaky.
    Sense id: en-flocculent-en-adj-bzyES08i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flocculent spiral galaxy

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflɒk.jə.lənt/ [UK], /ˈflɑk.jə.lənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-flocculent.ogg [US], en-au-flocculent.ogg [Australia] Forms: flocculents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin floccus (“flock of wool”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|floccus||flock of wool}} Latin floccus (“flock of wool”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} flocculent (plural flocculents)
  1. (astronomy) diminutive of flocculent spiral galaxy Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: flocculent spiral galaxy Categories (topical): Galaxies Hyponyms (galaxy): multi-arm
    Sense id: en-flocculent-en-noun--1xSKOJl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 4 1 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 11 1 59 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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