Definition of Plumule

1. Noun. Down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds.

Generic synonyms: Down, Down Feather

Definition of Plumule

1. n. The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle.

Definition of Plumule

1. Noun. (botany) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. ¹

2. Noun. (zoology) A down feather. ¹

3. Noun. (zoology) The aftershaft of a feather. ¹

4. Noun. (zoology) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plumule

1. the primary bud of a plant embryo [n -S] : PLUMULAR [adj]

Medical Definition of Plumule

1. The portion of an embryo that gives rise to the shoot system (as distinct from the root system) of a plant. Compare: radicle. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumule

plumply
plumpness
plumpnesses
plumps
plumpy
plums
plumula
plumulaceous
plumulae
plumular
plumularia
plumulariae
plumularian
plumularians
plumularias
plumule (current term)
plumules
plumulose
plumy
plunder
plunderable
plunderage
plundered
plunderer
plunderers
plunderfish
plunderfishes
plundering
plunderous
plunders

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