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plumose

US/ˈplu.moʊs/

plumose adjective: having feathers or plumes.

plumose: having feathers or plumes
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Adjective

plumose (comparative more plumose, superlative most plumose)

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

plumose meaning in Bengali

plumose in Bengali

পালক, পাখা বিশিষ্ট

Synonyms of plumose

Forms of plumose

comparativemore plumose
superlativemost plumose

Origin of plumose

From Latin plūmōsus (“feathered”), from plūma (“feather”): compare French plumeux. By surface analysis, plume + -ose.

Words formed from plumose

Questions about plumose

What does plumose mean?
Plumose means having feathers or plumes.
What is plumose in Bengali?
Plumose in Bengali is পালক, পাখা বিশিষ্ট. See Plumose meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is plumose?
Plumose is an adjective.
How do you pronounce plumose?
Plumose is pronounced /ˈplu.moʊs/ (US).

Words near plumose in the dictionary

  1. plumminess
  2. plumming
  3. plummy
  4. plumodenticulate
  5. plumology
  6. plumose
  7. plumose alum
  8. plumosely
  9. plumosite
  10. plumosity
  11. plumous

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