PLUMULE


Meaning of PLUMULE in English

n. 1 the rudimentary shoot or stem of an embryo plant. 2 a down feather on a young bird. plumulaceous adj. (in sense 2). plumular adj. (in sense 1).

[ F plumule or L plumula, dimin. (as PLUME) ]

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