plumose

[ ploo-mohs ]

/ ˈplu moʊs /

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adjective

having feathers or plumes; feathered.

feathery or plumelike.

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Origin of plumose

From the Latin word plūmōsus, dating back to 1720–30. See plume, -ose¹

OTHER WORDS FROM plumose

plu·mose·ly, adverbplu·mos·i·ty

[ploo-mos-i-tee], /pluˈmɒs ɪ ti/, plu·mose·ness, noun

Words nearby plumose

plume oneself, plummer block, Plummer-Vinson syndrome, plummet, plummy, plumose, plump, plumpen, plumper, plumpish, plum pudding

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How to use plumose in a sentence

The main stem is in long spiral turns, and at intervals has spreading plumose branches.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
At the exterior bases of the pedicels of some of the anterior cirri, there are large tufts of finely plumose, delicate hairs.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Achenes numerous in a head, bearing the persistent styles as naked, hairy, or plumose tails.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Achenes cylindrical, 10-striate; pappus a single row of very plumose (white) bristles.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Pappus of 15–40 capillary bristles, manifestly plumose or only barbellate.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for plumose

plumose

/ (ˈpluːməʊs, -məʊz) /

adjective

another word for plumate

Derived forms of plumose

plumosely, adverbplumosity (pluːˈmɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for plumose

C17: from Latin plūmōsus feathery

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plumose

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