plumule

[ ploom-yool ]

/ ˈplum yul /

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noun

Botany. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.

Ornithology. a down feather.

Origin of plumule

1720–30; <New Latin, Latin plūmula.See plume, -ule

OTHER WORDS FROM plumule

plu·mu·lar

[ploom-yuh-ler], /ˈplum yə lər/, adjective

Words nearby plumule

plumper, plumpish, plum pudding, plum tomato, plumulaceous, plumule, plumulose, plumy, plunder, plunderage, plunge

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Example sentences from the Web for plumule

The plumule emerges at the upper end of the grain, and the embryo has 5-6 secondary roots.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward
Within the cotyledons the primordial leaves are seen, constituting the plumule or first bud of the plant.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Plumage full and soft; feathers with the plumule much developed.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North America|John James Audubon
Beginning germination of the Beech, showing the plumule growing before the cotyledons have opened or the root has scarcely formed.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

Embryo with a single cotyledon, and the leaves of the plumule alternate.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

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

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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.

单词	plumule
释义	plumule [ ploom-yool ] / ˈplum yul / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plumule ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo. Ornithology. a down feather. Origin of plumule 1720–30; <New Latin, Latin plūmula.See plume, -ule OTHER WORDS FROM plumule plu·mu·lar [ploom-yuh-ler], /ˈplum yə lər/, adjective Words nearby plumule plumper, plumpish, plum pudding, plum tomato, plumulaceous, plumule, plumulose, plumy, plunder, plunderage, plunge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plumule The plumule emerges at the upper end of the grain, and the embryo has 5-6 secondary roots. Grasses\|H. Marshall Ward Within the cotyledons the primordial leaves are seen, constituting the plumule or first bud of the plant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3\|Various Plumage full and soft; feathers with the plumule much developed. A Synopsis of the Birds of North America\|John James Audubon Beginning germination of the Beech, showing the plumule growing before the cotyledons have opened or the root has scarcely formed. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Embryo with a single cotyledon, and the leaves of the plumule alternate. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plumule plume, fringe, shaft, fluff, crest, down, spike, fin, wing, calamus, pompon, pinna, quill, pinion, penna 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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plumule

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Origin of plumule

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noun

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Scientific definitions for plumule