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Word entry · 7 letters

plumose

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"Feathery"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈplu.moʊs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted elmopsuStarts with PEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Male mosquitoes have plumose antennae
  • a plumose leaf
  • plumose tentacles

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