What does "stratocumulus" mean?

A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.

What is a synonym for "stratocumulus"?

Common synonyms include: cumulostratus.

Stratocumulus

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A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.

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cumulostratus

Etymology

From strato- + cumulus.

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