plumate
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plu·mate
(plo͞o′māt′)adj.
Resembling a plume or feather.
[Latin plūmātus, feathered, from plūma, feather.]
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plumate
(ˈpluːmeɪt; -mɪt) orplumose
adj
1. (Zoology) of, relating to, or possessing one or more feathers or plumes
2. (Biology) resembling a plume; covered with small hairs: a plumate seed.
[C19: from Latin plumātus covered with feathers; see plume]
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| Adj. | 1. | plumate - having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends" |
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