ˈfläkəs noun
( plural floc·ci -äˌkī, -äˌkē, -äkˌsī, -äkˌsē)
Etymology: Latin, akin to Old High German blaha coarse linen, Old Swedish blā, blār oakum, Old Norse blæja cloth, bed sheet
1. : a tuft of woolly hairs on a plant ; specifically : a mass of hyphal filaments or portion of mycelium of a fungus
2.
[New Latin, from Latin]
: one of the small masses or tufts making up certain cloud formations