coma
Nouns
- (n) a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury comatoseness,
- (n) (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
- (n) (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed