flocculence

noun2

1. •
   The condition of being flocculent; wooliness, flakiness.
2. •
   A substance or condition that causes a surface to be flocculent; fluff, flakes.

   • However, its nymphs (immatures) are easy to detect from the copious amounts of waxy flocculence (white fluff) that they secrete onto melaleuca leaves and stems. — 2010