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plumule
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[ˈpluːmjuːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the rudimentary shoot or stem of an embryo plant
- a bird's down feather, numbers of which form an insulating layer under the contour feathers
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Origin
:
early 18th century: from French plumule or Latin plumula ‘small feather’, diminutive of pluma ‘down’
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