plumaceousadj.

Brit.

/pluːˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/pluˈmeɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plumaceus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin plumaceus feathery (1696 or earlier in botanical use; < classical Latin plūma plume n. + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix.

Chiefly Biology.

Feathery; (in recent use) spec. of the nature of a contour feather.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (a) feather(s)

featheryc1595

plumy1605

plumeous1657

plumiformar1718

plumaceous1759

plume-like1773

plumuliform1858

1759 W. Porterfield Treat. Eye I. i. 4 Animals that have a rough plumaceous or hairy Skin, have no occasion for Eye-brows.

1863 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South 152 The tillandsia, or Spanish moss, a weeping, drooping, plumaceous parasite, which does to the tree what its animal type, the yellow fever..does to man.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia II. 1055/2 The barbs at the base of the vane are often plumaceous; i.e., lacking in hamuli and remaining free of each other.

2002 Comptes Rendus: Palevol 1 708/1 The calamus is not preserved, and there is no indication of a plumaceous region at the base of the vane.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plumaceous
释义	plumaceousadj. Brit. /pluːˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S. /pluˈmeɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plumaceus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin plumaceus feathery (1696 or earlier in botanical use; < classical Latin plūma plume n. + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Chiefly Biology. Feathery; (in recent use) spec. of the nature of a contour feather. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (a) feather(s) featheryc1595 plumy1605 plumeous1657 plumiformar1718 plumaceous1759 plume-like1773 plumuliform1858 1759 W. Porterfield Treat. Eye I. i. 4 Animals that have a rough plumaceous or hairy Skin, have no occasion for Eye-brows. 1863 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South 152 The tillandsia, or Spanish moss, a weeping, drooping, plumaceous parasite, which does to the tree what its animal type, the yellow fever..does to man. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia II. 1055/2 The barbs at the base of the vane are often plumaceous; i.e., lacking in hamuli and remaining free of each other. 2002 Comptes Rendus: Palevol 1 708/1 The calamus is not preserved, and there is no indication of a plumaceous region at the base of the vane. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1759
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