Flocculent
/ˈflɒk.jʊ.lənt/noun
Containing or resembling soft, loosely clumped masses or tufts.
Did you know?Its ancestor, Latin floccus, originally meant a lock or tuft of wool and may be connected with the Germanic source of English flock.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
floccus
“A lock, tuft, or shred of wool”
Late Latin
Latin
flocculus
“A small tuft or little lock of wool”
Medieval Latin
Latin
flocculentus
“Full of little tufts or resembling tufts”
17th Century
English
flocculent
“Resembling woolly tufts; later applied to clumped substances”
Modern English
English
flocculent
“Containing or forming soft, loosely aggregated masses”