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English
Etymology
From Latin plumula, diminutive of pluma (“feather”); compare French plumule.
Noun
plumule (plural plumules)
- (botany) The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.
- Synonym: gemmule
- (zoology) A down feather.
- (zoology) The aftershaft of a feather.
- (zoology) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
Translations
first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
References
French
Noun
plumule f (plural plumules)
- plumule
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