Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Plumose \Plu*mose"\, Plumous \Plu"mous\, a. [L. plumosus, fr.
   pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]
   1. Having feathers or plumes.

   2. Having hairs, or other p['a]rts, arranged along an axis
      like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf;
      plumose tentacles.

Source : WordNet®

plumose
     adj : having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft [syn: {plumate},
            {plumed}]