COMA
Scrabble letter values: C3O1M3A1 = 8
Definition
- noun a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness. — synonyms: comatoseness
- noun (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds).
- noun (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet.
Examples
- “usually the result of disease or injury”
- “forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed”