plumulose

plumulose
/ploohm"yeuh lohs'/, adj. Zool.
shaped like a downy feather or plumule.
[1820-30; < NL plumulosus. See PLUMULE, -OSE1]

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  • Plumulose — Plu mu*lose , a. Having hairs branching out laterally, like the parts of a feather. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plumulose — adjective Having hairs branching out laterally, like the parts of a feather …   Wiktionary

  • plumulose — plu·mu·lose …   English syllables

  • plumulose — ˈplümyəˌlōs adjective Etymology: New Latin plumulosus, from plumula + Latin osus ose : resembling or constituting a plumule …   Useful english dictionary

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