plumose

adjective

Having feathers or featherlike growths; feathered.

adjective

Resembling a plume; feathery.

Feathery: plumous; resembling a feather, as something light, airy, and spray-like.

Feathered; plumed or plumaged; provided with plumes or feathers.

In botany, feathery or feathered: specifically noting bristles, etc., which have fine hairs on opposite sides like the vane of a feather. A plumose pappus is one composed of feathery hairs. See fig. b under pappus.

adjective

Having feathers or plumes.

adjective

Having hairs, or other párts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike

adjective

Having feathers or plumes.

adjective

Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.

adjective

having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft