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co·ma 1  (km)
n. pl. co·mas
A state of deep, often prolonged unconsciousness, usually the result of injury, disease, or poison, in which an individual is incapable of sensing or responding to external stimuli and internal needs.

[Greek kma, deep sleep.]

co·ma 2  (km)
n. pl. co·mae (-m)
1. Astronomy The nebulous luminescent cloud containing the nucleus and constituting the major portion of the head of a comet.
2. Botany A usually terminal tuft or cluster, especially a tuft of hairs on a seed, as on a willow or milkseed.
3. Physics A diffuse, comet-shaped image of a point source of light or radiation caused by aberration in the optical system.

[Latin, hair, from Greek kom.]

comal adj.
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Adj.1.comal - of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; "comate (or comose) seeds"; "a comal tuft"
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"


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