The word comes from the Aromanian "floc", from Latin "floccus". Cirrocumulus clouds come in four species&colon; "stratiformis", "lenticularis", "castellanus", and "floccus". Cirrus floccus is a type of cirrus cloud. Cirrocumulus floccus is a type of cirrocumulus cloud. Flocculus is the diminutive form of the Latin word for a tuft of wool&colon; "floccus". The name "cirrus floccus" is derived from Latin, meaning "a lock of wool". The name "cirrocumulus floccus" is derived from Latin, meaning "a lock of wool". Cirrus floccus occurs as small tufts of cloud, usually with a ragged base. Cirrocumulus floccus appears as small tufts of cloud with rounded heads, but ragged bottoms.