- Plumulaceous
- Plumulaceous Plu`mu*la"ceous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Downy; bearing down. [1913 Webster]
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Plumulaceous
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plumulaceous — /ploohm yeuh lay sheuhs/, adj. having the texture of down. [1875 80; PLUMULE + ACEOUS] * * * … Universalium
plumulaceous — adjective Downy; bearing down … Wiktionary
plumulaceous — plu·mu·la·ceous … English syllables
plumulaceous — |plümyə|lāshəs adjective : relating to or like a plumule … Useful english dictionary
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plumule — n. 1 the rudimentary shoot or stem of an embryo plant. 2 a down feather on a young bird. Derivatives: plumulaceous adj. (in sense 2). plumular adj. (in sense 1). Etymology: F plumule or L plumula, dimin. (as PLUME) … Useful english dictionary
