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‖n.; pl. Flocci [ L., a flock of wool. ] 1. (Zool.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]