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floccose /floc·cose/ (flok´ōs) woolly; said of bacterial growth of short, curved chains variously oriented.
floc·cose (flks)
adj.
Growing in short curving filaments or chains, closely but irregularly disposed. Used of certain bacteria.
floccose [flok´ōs]
wooly; said of bacterial growth composed of short, curved chains variously oriented.
floccose
see flocculent.
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Fruiting bodies: Apothecia, sessile or with a rudimentary stipe, 1-8 cm broad, cup-shaped; inner (upper or hymenial) surface bright scarlet, outer (lower) surface white and floccose with matted hairs; margin generally inrolled.
The lignicolous fungi of Ginn Woods, Delaware County, Indiana by Nurtjahja, Kiki / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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