I.the hair, hair of the head, Lat. coma, Hom., etc.; also in pl., id=Hom.: —κόμην τρέφειν to let the hair grow long, Hdt.; κόμην κείρεσθαι to shave off the hair, in mourning, Od., etc.; κόμαι πρόσθετοι false hair, a wig, Xen.
II.metaph. the foliage, leaves of trees, Od.