coma
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
- definition (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
- definition (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed