floccose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

floccose
    adj 1: (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Floccose \Floc*cose"\, a. [L. floccosus. Cf. 2d {Flock}, n.]
   1. Spotted with small tufts like wool. --Wright.
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   2. (Bot.) Having tufts of soft hairs, which are often
      deciduous.
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