PLUMOSE

plumate, plumed, plumose

(adjective) having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

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

Anagrams

• 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



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