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单词 plumulose
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plumuloseadj.

Brit. /ˈpluːmjᵿləʊs/, /ˈpluːmjᵿləʊz/, U.S. /ˈplumjəˌloʊs/, /ˈplumjəˌloʊz/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plumule n., -ose suffix1.
Etymology: < plumule n. + -ose suffix1. Compare earlier plumose adj.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1858) gives also a Latin form plumulosus.
Biology.
Resembling a small feather, esp. in bearing small secondary hairs; plumose; (also) plumulaceous.
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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective]
featheredc1300
penneda1398
well-feathered1525
well-plumed1575
plumy1590
feathery1637
well-fledged1650
pennigerous1656
plumigerous1656
penniferous1722
flighted1735
plumaged1777
fledgy1818
plumulose1826
the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having form of feather
pennaceous1819
plumulose1826
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 276 Plumulose,..when the hairs branch out laterally like feathers.
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Plumulosus,..having or full of plumes; plumulose. Entomol. having the form of a small plume, as the hair of the antennæ of the Phyllis plumulosa.
1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 617 In segment two of the male there are three primary rows of plumulose hairs.
1941 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68 399 Staminate inflorescence strigose (hairs simple or obscurely plumulose near base); fruit broadly ellipsoid.
1997 New Scientist 1 Mar. 44/3 He claims that the flight feathers show proximal plumulose elements and that these must have had a function in insulation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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