flocculus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.

Noun

flocculus (plural flocculi)

1. A small fluffy tuft.
2. (anatomy) Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum.
3. (astronomy) A marking on the surface of the sun associated with a solar prominence.

Derived terms

• floccular
• paraflocculus