Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLU'MOSE, or PLU'MOUS
PLU'MOSE, or PLU'MOUS, a. [L. plumosus.]
- Feathery; resembling feathers.
- In botany, a plumose bristle is one that has hairs growing on the sides of the main bristle. A plumose pappus is composed of feathery hairs. – Martyn.
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