plumose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
    plumate; plumed.

WordNet

Plu*mose", Plu"mous adjective (Also<
  • Plumose
  • Plumous
)
Etymology
L. plumosus, fr. pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.
Definitions
  1. Having feathers or plumes.
  2. Having hairs, or other párts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.

Webster 1913