plumule
[ ploom-yool ]
/ ˈplum yul /
noun
Botany.
the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
Ornithology.
a down feather.
OTHER WORDS FROM plumule
plu·mu·lar [ploom-yuh-ler] /ˈplum yə lər/, adjectiveWords nearby plumule
plump,
plumpen,
plumper,
plumpish,
plumulaceous,
plumule,
plumulose,
plumy,
plunder,
plunderage,
plunge
Example sentences from the Web for plumule
British Dictionary definitions for plumule
plumule
/ (ˈpluːmjuːl) /
noun
the embryonic shoot of seed-bearing plants
a down feather of young birds that persists in some adults
Word Origin for plumule
C18: from Late Latin
plūmula a little feather
Scientific definitions for plumule
plumule
[ plōōm′yōōl ]
The young shoot of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons and consisting of the epicotyl and often of immature leaves. See more at germination.