plumulose


plu·mule

P0383700 (plo͞om′yo͞ol)n.1. A down feather.2. The young shoot of a plant embryo above the cotyledons, consisting of the epicotyl and often of immature leaves.
[Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma, feather.]
plu′mu·lose′ (plo͞om′yə-lōs′) adj.

plumulose

(ˈpluːmjʊˌləʊz) adj (Biology) biology having hairs that branch out like feathers