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coma

noun
  1. a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
    “After the accident, I was in a coma for three weeks.”
    comatoseness
  2. the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet
    “The comet was so close, you could see the coma during the day.”
  3. a usually terminal tuft of bracts, such as in the pineapple, or tuft of hairs, especially on certain seeds
    “The cotton plant has a coma on its seed.”