plumose

[ ploo-mohs ]

/ ˈplu moʊs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR plumose ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having feathers or plumes; feathered.

feathery or plumelike.

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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Example sentences from the Web for plumose

Achenes 10-ribbed; pappus of rather rigid bristles, not plumose.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Ovary is glabrous with two styles ending in plumose stigmas.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
I could not perceive that they were plumose, as in many other genera.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Styles are short, with plumose stigmas and laterally exserted.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

Mr. Hemsley adds, that this substance proves to be the plumose seeds of a poplar or willow.
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace

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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单词	plumose
释义	plumose [ ploo-mohs ] / ˈplu moʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plumose ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having feathers or plumes; feathered. feathery or plumelike. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plumose Achenes 10-ribbed; pappus of rather rigid bristles, not plumose. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Ovary is glabrous with two styles ending in plumose stigmas. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar I could not perceive that they were plumose, as in many other genera. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)\|Charles Darwin Styles are short, with plumose stigmas and laterally exserted. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar Mr. Hemsley adds, that this substance proves to be the plumose seeds of a poplar or willow. Darwinism (1889)\|Alfred Russel Wallace 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plumose feathery, fleecy, fuzzy, light, silky, soft, woolly, featherlike, plumate, pubescent, velutinous, velvety
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plumose

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for plumose

adjective

Derived forms of plumose

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