plumule

Definitions


[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


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from French plumule or Latin plumula ‘small feather’, diminutive of pluma ‘down’




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