Pronunciation : Co"ma
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. Cemetery.]
Definition : Defn: A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Co"ma
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., hair, fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Astron.)
Defn: The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of brachts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds. Coma Berenices ( Etym: [L.] (Astron.), a small constellation north of Virgo; -- called also Berenice's Hair.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913