a. rare. [ad. late L. flōricom-us crowned with flowers, f. flōr(i)- flōs flower + coma hair (see COMA2) + -OUS.]

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  † 1.  (See quot.) Obs.–0

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1727.  Bailey, vol. II., Floricomous, having the Top full of or adorn’d with flowers.

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  2.  Zool. The distinctive epithet of certain sponges, the rays of which end in a bunch of curved branches.

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