plumule

n. முளைக்குருத்து, பறவைகளின் சிறு மென்தூவி.

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Plu"mule, n. Etym: [L. plumula, dim. of pluma a feather; cf. F. plumule.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: 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.

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