. A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com- becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other consonants. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖ n. [ L., hair, fr. Gr.
Coma Berenices ety>[ L. ] (Astron.),
n. pl.;
n. small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants.
n. A covenant. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. comatus, fr. comare to clothe with hair, fr. coma hair. ] Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Coma lethargy. ] Relating to, or resembling, coma; drowsy; lethargic;
a. Comatose. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. L. comatulus having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair. ] (Zool.) A crinoid of the genus