plumose

Adjective
Synonyms: plumateplumed

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having an ornamental plume or feathery tuftSynonyms: plumateplumed
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Plumose \Plu*mose"\, Plumous \Plu"mous\, a. [L. plumosus, fr. pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.] [1913 Webster]

1.Having feathers or plumes. [1913 Webster]

2.Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles. [1913 Webster]

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