floccus

/ˈflɑkəs/
noun
  1. A small, fluffy tuft or mass, like a tiny cloud or clump of wool.
    • She brushed a floccus of lint off her sweater.
    • The sky was dotted with small flocci of cirrus clouds.
    • Under the microscope, the sample showed a floccus of bacteria.
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