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cu·mu·li·form

 (kyo͞om′yə-lə-fôrm′)
adj.
Having the shape of a cumulus.
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cumuliform

(ˈkjuːmjʊlɪˌfɔːm)
adj
(Physical Geography) resembling a cumulus cloud
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cu•mu•li•form

(ˈkyu myə ləˌfɔrm)

adj.
having the appearance or character of cumulus clouds.
[1880–85]
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Adj.1.cumuliform - shaped like a cumulus cloud
circular, round - having a circular shape
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Yes, fluffy clouds are cumuliform clouds, they have cumulus in their names, the flat sheet type clouds are stratiform clouds that are thin and smooth to fly through.
A waterspout usually appears as a funnel-shaped cloud that occurs over a body of water, connected to a cumuliform cloud.
TWIST AND SPOUT Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air suspended from so-called cumuliform clouds, which are dense, tall, and characterized by rising mounds, domes, or towers of condensed water vapor.
We can't determine anything about cloud coverage, but since convection is suppressed, cumuliform clouds are unlikely.