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plumule.

The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.

  2. A down feather.

  3. The aftershaft of a feather.

  4. One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

Where this word comes from

From Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma (“feather”); compare French plumule. By surface analysis, plume + -ule.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.