spumous

Variant of spume

spume definition

spume (spyo̵̅o̅m)

noun

foam, froth, or scum

Etymology: ME < MFr espume < L spuma: see foam

transitive verb, intransitive verb spumed, spuming spum′·ing

to foam or froth

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