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What is "plumose"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Plumose

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

  1. Having feathers or plumes.

  2. Having hairs, or other p['a]rts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.

Wiktionary
plumose

a. 1 Having feathers or plumes. 2 Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.

WordNet
plumose

adj. having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft [syn: plumate, plumed]

Usage examples of "plumose".

She prodded a long-stalked plumose anemone, causing it to draw its feathery pale tendrils back into its body.