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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. [Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma, feather.] 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.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | plumule - down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birdsdown, down feather - soft fine feathers |
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plumule[′plü·myül] (botany) The primary bud of a plant embryo. (vertebrate zoology) A down feather. plumule
plumule - (in plants) the embryonic shoot of a germinating seedling, which develops into an EPICOTYL and leaves.
- (in animals) a down feather of birds.
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