flocculus
/ˈflɒkjʊləs/noun
(pl. flocculi /-laɪ/)
1
- Anatomy a small egg-shaped lobe on the undersurface of the cerebellum【剖】（小脑）绒球。
2
- Astronomy a small cloudy wisp on the surface of the sun【天文】（太阳表面的）谱斑。
3
- a floccule絮状物, 絮凝粒。
词源
late 18th cent.: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin floccus （see FLOCCUS）.