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plumule

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  1. 1. pl. of Plumula Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A down feather. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds Source: wordnet
  7. 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, orgrowing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. ofRadicle. Gray. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n. down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds Source: ecdict

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