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81plume poppy — noun herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers • Syn: ↑bocconia, ↑Macleaya cordata • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Macleaya, ↑genus Macleaya * * * …
82Plume (Atmosphäre) — Als Plume werden aufsteigende Gasmassen in der Atmosphäre eines Planeten bezeichnet, die – ähnlich dem geologischen Plume – durch große und lokal begrenzte Wärmequellen entstehen, und beim Aufsteigen zumindest kurzfristig die dichteren Bereiche… …
83Plume de contour — Penne (ornithologie) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Penne (homonymie). Milan royal (Milvus milvus) en vol, montrant ses …
84plume — déplume emplume plume porte plume …
85plume — [14] Latin plūma originally denoted ‘down, feathers’ (it is probably related to English fleece). Eventually, though, it came to signify a ‘single feather’, and evolved in this sense to Italian piuma, Spanish pluma, and French plume – source of… …
86plume — [[t]plum[/t]] n. v. plumed, plum•ing 1) orn a large, long, or conspicuous feather 2) any plumose part or formation 3) a feather or tuft of feathers worn as an ornament, token of honor or distinction, etc 4) plumage 5) cvb phs a rising or… …
87plume — /plum / (say ploohm) noun 1. a feather. 2. a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the plume of an ostrich. 3. a soft, fluffy feather. 4. any plumose part or formation. 5. a stream of smoke or vapour issuing from a stack and blown by the wind. 6.… …
88plume — [14] Latin plūma originally denoted ‘down, feathers’ (it is probably related to English fleece). Eventually, though, it came to signify a ‘single feather’, and evolved in this sense to Italian piuma, Spanish pluma, and French plume – source of… …
89plume — n. & v. n. 1 a feather, esp. a large one used for ornament. 2 an ornament of feathers etc. attached to a helmet or hat or worn in the hair. 3 something resembling this (a plume of smoke). 4 Zool. a feather like part or formation. v. 1 tr.… …
90plume bird — Snowy Snow y, a. 1. White like snow. So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. The snowy top of cold Olympus. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless …
