plumule

plu·mule

P0383700 (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.

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[Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma, feather.]

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plu′mu·lose′ (plo͞om′yə-lōs′) adj.

plumule

(ˈpluːmjuːl) n1. (Botany) the embryonic shoot of seed-bearing plants2. (Zoology) a down feather of young birds that persists in some adults[C18: from Late Latin plūmula a little feather]

plu•mule

(ˈplum yul)

n. 1. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo. 2. a down feather. [1720–30; < New Latin, Latin plūmula. See plume, -ule] plu′mu•lar (-yə lər) adj.

plu·mule

(plo͞om′yo͞ol) The developing bud of a plant embryo, situated just below the cotyledons and often containing immature leaves. See more at germination.

Thesaurus

Noun

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plumule - down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birdsdown, down feather - soft fine feathers