Complete Definition of "plumose"

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Etymology
From L. plumosus, from pluma "feather": compare French plumeux.

Adjective
plumose

  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.

References
R:Webster 1913

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