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plumule

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpluːmjuːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plo̅o̅m′yo̅o̅l)

plu•mule (plo̅o̅m′yo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n.

Botanythe bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
Birds[Ornith.]a down feather.

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

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plumule /ˈpluːmjuːl/ n

the embryonic shoot of seed-bearing plants
a down feather of young birds that persists in some adults

Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin plūmula a little feather

'plumule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

embryo - acrospire - plumulaceous - plumulose - radicle

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