plumose

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plumose

/ˈplu.moʊs/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin plūmōsus (“feathered”, from plūma (“feather”) + -ōsus (“-ful, -ose”)). By surface analysis, plume + -ose. Compare French plumeux. Piecewise doublet of plumous.

adjective more plumose · most plumose · plumous

Having feathers or plumes.
Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather. Male mosquitoes have plumose antennae
Similar: feathery, plumelike

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@misc{plumose_2026,
  title = {plumose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plumose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}