plumose
adj/ˈplu.moʊs/US
Etymology
From Latin plūmōsus (“feathered”), from plūma (“feather”): compare French plumeux. By surface analysis, plume + -ose.
- borrowed from plūmōsus
Definitions
Having feathers or plumes.
Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.
- Male mosquitoes have plumose antennae
- a plumose leaf
- plumose tentacles
The neighborhood
Derived
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