plu·mule (pl m yl)n. 1. A down feather. 2. Botany The rudimentary terminal bud of a plant embryo situated at the end of the hypocotyl, consisting of the epicotyl and often of immature leaves. [Latin pl  mula, diminutive of plma, feather.]plu mu·lose (plmy -l s) adj. |
plumule [ˈpluːmjuːl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the embryonic shoot of seed-bearing plants
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a down feather of young birds that persists in some adults
[from Late Latin plūmula a little feather]
| plumule (plmyl) The developing bud of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons and consisting of the epicotyl and immature leaves. See more at germination. |
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| Noun | 1. |  plumule - down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birdsdown, down feather - soft fine feathers |
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