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Meanings of plumose in English

Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft.

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        1
        This capsule contained an abundance of plumose seeds, many of which appeared quite sound, but they did not germinate when sown at Kew.
        The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
        2
        The loveliest of our British ones is the Plumose Anemone.
        On the Seashore / Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VII
        3
        The Anemones require but little care; they do not generally need feeding, though the Daisy and Plumose Anemone greedily take minced mutton, or oyster.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 / A Mag...
        Plumose through the time