- plumose
- Feathery. [L. pluma, feather]
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plu·mose 'plü-.mōs adj resembling a feather* * *
plu·mose (plooґmōs) [L. plumosus, Fr. pluma feather] feathery; resembling a feather.
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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 p[ a]rts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plumose — [plo͞o′mōs΄] adj. [L plumosus < pluma, feather: see PLUME] 1. having feathers; feathered 2. like a feather plumosely adv. plumosity [plo͞o mäs′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
plumose — adjective a) Having feathers or plumes. b) Having hairs, or other párts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles … Wiktionary
plumose — adjective Date: circa 1727 1. having feathers or plumes ; feathered 2. feathery < plumose setae > … New Collegiate Dictionary
plumose — adj. [L. pluma, feather] Having fine processes on opposite sides; feather like … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
plumose — plumosely, adv. plumosity /plooh mos i tee/, plumoseness, n. /plooh mohs/, adj. 1. having feathers or plumes; feathered. 2. feathery or plumelike. [1720 30; < L plumosus. See PLUME, OSE1] * * * … Universalium
plumose — plu·mose || pluËməʊs adj. covered with feathers; resembling a feather … English contemporary dictionary
plumose — [plu: məʊs, plu:məʊs, z] adjective chiefly Biology having many fine filaments or branches which give a feathery appearance. Origin C18: from L. plumosus full of down or feathers , from pluma down … English new terms dictionary
plumose — a. Feathery … New dictionary of synonyms
plumose — Feathery in a whorled appearance, e.g. the arrangement of leaflets on the rachis in Ceratozamia norstogii … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
