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plumate, plumed, plumose
(adjective) having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
plumose (comparative more plumose, superlative most plumose)
Having feathers or plumes.
Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.
Synonyms: feathery, plumelike
• pumelos
Source: Wiktionary
Plu*mose", Plu"mous, a. Etym: [L. plumosus, fr. pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]
1. Having feathers or plumes.
2. Having hairs, or other párts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States