plumose
adjUS /ˈplu.moʊs/
Etymology From Latin plūmōsus (“feathered”), from plūma (“feather”): compare French plumeux. By surface analysis, plume + -ose.
1
Having feathers or plumes.
2
Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.
- Male mosquitoes have plumose antennae
- a plumose leaf
1 more example
- plumose tentacles
- Derived terms
- plumose alum, plumosely, plumosity