plumulaceous

English

Etymology

From plumule +‎ -aceous.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

plumulaceous (comparative more plumulaceous, superlative most plumulaceous)

1. (zoology, ornithology) Downy; bearing down.

Coordinate terms

• pennaceous

References

• “plumulaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.