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Definition of: plumose
(pl
′mōs) adjective
1. Bearing feathers or plumes.
2. Having fine processes on opposite sides, like the vane of a feather.
3. Resembling plumes. [<L plumosus <pluma feather]
—plu′mose·ly adverb
—plu·mos·i·ty (pl·mos′ə·tē) noun
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