plumulose
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plu·mule
(plo͞om′yo͞ol)n.
1. A down feather.
2. The young shoot of a plant embryo above the cotyledons, consisting of the epicotyl and often of immature leaves.
[Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma, feather.]
plu′mu·lose′ (plo͞om′yə-lōs′) adj.
plumulose
(ˈpluːmjʊˌləʊz)adj
(Biology) biology having hairs that branch out like feathers