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plumule definition

plu·mule (plo̵̅o̅m′yo̵̅o̅l, -yəl)

noun

  1. Bot. the growing stem tip of the embryo of a seed, above the place of attachment of the cotyledons
  2. Ornithology a soft down feather of young birds, persisting in some adults

Etymology: ModL < L plumula, dim. of pluma, feather: see plume

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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