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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flocculus /ˈflɒkjʊləs/

▶noun (pl. flocculi /-lʌɪ, -liː/)

1 Anatomy a small egg-shaped lobe on the underside of the cerebellum.

2 Astronomy a small cloudy wisp on the surface of the sun.

3 a floccule.

– origin C18: mod. L., dimin. of L. floccus (see floccus).

'flocculus' also found in these Oxford entries:

floc - floccule

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