plum-, plumi-, -plume +

(Latin: feather)

plumicorn
1. An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.
2. A horn-like tuft of feathers on a bird's head.
plumigerous
Feathered; having feathers.
plumiped
1. A bird with feathered feet.
2. Having feet covered with feathers.
plumose
1. Resembling, having, or producing feathers.
2. Like a feather; with fine hairs branching from a central main stem.
plumosity, plumosely
1. Having feathers or plumes; feathered.
2. Feathery or plumelike.
plumula
1. An adult down feather, succeeding preplumula (nestling down feather which is followed by the adult down feather).
2. The aftershaft of a feather.
plumulate, plumulaceous
Downy; with a downy covering.
plumule, plumules
Soft down feathers.

In adult birds, down forms a kind of "underwear" beneath the main feathers; while chicks develop a covering of down (natal down or neossoptile feathers) varying in thickness according to the species. Their main function is insulation.

plumy
1. Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
2. Made of, covered with, or decorated with feathers, or plumes.
3. Resembling a feather or plume.
preplumula
The nestling down feather which is followed by the adult down feather.
pulviplume
Powder-down feather.
semiplume
1. A feather intermediate in type between a contour feather (body feather, as opposed to a wing or tail feather) and down.
2. A feather which has a plume-like web, with the shaft of an ordinary feather.
unplume
To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.

Related "feather, feather-like; soft down, plumage" word units: penna-; pinni-, pin-; pterido-; ptero-; ptilo-.