plumule
noun
- Bot. the growing stem tip of the embryo of a seed, above the place of attachment of the cotyledons
- Ornithology a soft down feather of young birds, persisting in some adults
See plumule in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(plo͞omˈyo͞ol)
noun- A down feather.
- 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.
Related Forms:
- pluˈmu·loseˌ (plo͞omˈyə-lōsˌ) adjective
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