Coma Berenices Definition

kōmə bĕrə-nīsēz

noun

A N constellation between Virgo and Canes Venatici, containing the north galactic pole; Berenice's Hair.

Webster's New World

pronoun

(astronomy) A small dim summer constellation of the northern sky, said to represent an offering of hair from Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Originally considered to represent the tuft of hair on the end of Leo's tail.

Wiktionary

Origin of Coma Berenices

Named in antiquity after the hair of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. From Latin coma (“hair of the head”) + Berenīcē, from Ancient Greek Κώμη Βερενίκης (Komē Berenikēs), from κώμη (kome) "hair" + Doric Greek Βερενίκη (Berenike) "bringer of victory"

From Wiktionary
New Latin Coma Berenicēs Berenice's hair Latin coma hair Latin Berenicēs genitive of Berenicē Berenice (a queen of Egypt who promised her hair to Venus)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition