Plumule
[ploom-yool] /ˈplum yul/
noun
1.
Botany. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
2.
Ornithology. a down feather.
/ˈpluːmjuːl/
noun
1.
the embryonic shoot of seed-bearing plants
2.
a down feather of young birds that persists in some adults
plumule
(plm’yl)
The developing bud of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons and consisting of the epicotyl and immature leaves. See more at germination.
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