a. [ L. comosus hairy, from coma hair. ] (Bot.) Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down, as the seeds of milkweed. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. flavicomus; flavus yellow + coma hair. ] Having yellow hair. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. flos, floris, flower + coma hair. ] Having the head adorned with flowers. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.[ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of case. ] A kind of hoisting winch. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Hystrix + Gr.
v. i. [ by back-formation from locomotion. ] To change location; move, travel, or proceed.
n. [ L. locus place + motio motion: cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion. ]
a. [ Cf. F. locomotif. See Locomotion. ]
n. A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]
Consolidation locomotive,
Locomotive car,
Locomotive engine.
Mogul locomotive.
a. [ See Locomotion. ] Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Locomotor ataxia,
Progressive locomotor ataxy
a. [ Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. perca perch + Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Scolex, -morphous. ] (Zool.) Same as Scolecida. [ 1913 Webster ]