clump vs floccus

clump

noun
  • A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair. 

  • A small group of trees or plants. 

  • A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass. 

  • A dull thud. 

  • A thick addition to the sole of a shoe. 

  • The compressed clay of coal strata. 

verb
  • To gather in dense groups. 

  • To form clusters or lumps. 

  • To walk with heavy footfalls. 

  • To strike; to beat. 

floccus

noun
  • A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs; the downy plumage of unfledged birds. 

  • A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera. 

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