plumose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

plumose
    adj 1: having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft [syn:
           {plumate}, {plumed}, {plumose}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Plumose \Plu*mose"\, Plumous \Plu"mous\, a. [L. plumosus, fr.
   pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]
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   1. Having feathers or plumes.
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   2. Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like
      a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf;
      plumose tentacles.
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