COMA


Meaning of COMA in English

n. (pl. comae) 1 Astron. a cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet. 2 Bot. a tuft of silky hairs at the end of some seeds.

[ L f. Gk kome hair of head ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.