floccus
floccus The Latin floccus, meaning ‘tuft’, used to describe filaments or hairs borne in tufts and having a woolly appearance. In meteorology, a species of cloud with a tufted appearance, the lower parts of which are rather ragged, often with virga. The species is most associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, and altocumulus. See also cloud classification.
floccus
floccus From the Latin floccus meaning ‘tuft’, a species of cloud with a tufted appearance, the lower parts of which are rather ragged, often with virga. The species is most associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, and altocumulus. See also CLOUD CLASSIFICATION.
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