comae

Meanings

Noun

• a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
• (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
• (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
• plural of coma (“cometary nuclear dust cloud”)

Synonyms

coma, comatoseness