Thesaurus: plumule

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1. pl. of Plumula
2. 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.
3. n. A down feather.
4. n. The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.
5. n. One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
6. n. down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
7. 1. (Bot.) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle. Gray. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) A down feather. (b) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather. (c) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
8. The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, orgrowing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. ofRadicle. Gray.
9. n. down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds