-_ləs noun
( plural floccu·li -ˌlī)
Etymology: Late Latin flocculus — more at floccule
1. : a small loosely aggregated mass (as of wool) : flake , floccule , floc
2.
[New Latin, from Late Latin]
: a small irregular lobe on the under surface of each hemisphere of the cerebellum that is linked with the corresponding side of the nodulus by a peduncle
3.
[New Latin, from Late Latin]
: a bright or dark patch on the sun seen in the light of calcium or hydrogen usually in the vicinity of sunspots or other active regions — compare plage