Plumule

Definition:

  • (pl. ) of Plumula
  • (n.) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle.
  • (n.) A down feather.
  • (n.) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.
  • (n.) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

Compare plumule with other words:

plumule vs. seedling

inc vs. plumule

plumule vs. radical

plumule vs. radicle

coleorhiza vs. plumule

plumula vs. plumule

plumular vs. plumule

plumule vs. scale

aftershaft vs. plumule

feather vs. plumule

cotyledon vs. plumule

embryo vs. plumule

plant vs. plumule

gemmule vs. plumule

bud vs. plumule