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cumulous

British  
/ ˈkjuːmjʊləs /

adjective

  1. resembling or consisting of cumulus clouds

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Although cumulous clusters of baby’s breath are now a staple of floral arrangements, the species is a wildflower native to central and Eastern Europe.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2021

Pouty cumulous clouds threaten a fresh outburst when a black limo pulls up.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2015

The smoke coiled above the treetops, a single cumulous bloom of grey far enough to the west that it looked manageable.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

If the cumulous clouds to the north and east, in the direction of Granada, would lift a little we would see the white tops of the Sierra Nevada.

From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)

Clouds came up rapidly from the west, rushed by to the Nevada side where they piled up in great cumulous heaps.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton

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