Look up: plumule

1. Plumule
   The growing point of a plant shoot.
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2. plumule
   [n] - down feather of young birds
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3. plumule
   the spiral plumule in a germinating grain Category: Botany and zoology • the stem apex of the seed embryo from which the primary plant shoot develops Category: Botany and zoology
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4. Plumule
   Plu'mule noun [ Latin plumula , dim. of pluma a feather; confer French plumule .] 1. (Botany) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust....
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5. plumule
   The portion of an embryo that gives rise to the shoot system (as distinct from the root system) of a plant. ... Compare: radicle. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. plumule
   noun down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
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7. Plumule
   • (n.) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies. • (pl. ) of Plumula • (n.) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather. • (n.) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of ...
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8. plumule
   (from the article `bird`) ...with a complex branch, the aftershaft, or afterfeather, that arises at the base of the vane. The aftershaft has the appearance of a second, ... ...types, each associated with certain functions. Contour feathers (including the flight and tail feathers) define the body outline and serve as ... [2 related ar...
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9. plumule
   (from the article `plant development`) ...aspects of its development. The response of the seedling to gravity is important. The radicle, which normally grows downward into the soil, is ...
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10. plumule
    plumule, plumules Soft down feathers. In adult birds, down forms a kind of 'underwear' beneath the main feathers; while chicks develop a covering of down (natal down or neossoptile feathers) varying in thickness according to the species. Their main function is insulation.
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11. plumule
    • (BOTANY) The portion of a seedling stem (epicotyl) of a seed plant above the cotyledon, together with the two young leaves. • (ZOOLOGY) A down feather. Plumules are the temporary feathers of nestling birds, which persist in some adult birds between contour feathers. They lack barbules...
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12. plumule
    Part of a seed embryo that develops into the shoot, bearing the first true leaves of a plant. In most seeds, for example the sunflower, the plumule is a small conical structure without any leaf structure. Growth of the plumule does not occur until the cotyledons have grown above ground. This is epig...
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13. plumule
    the part of an embryo that gives rise to the shoot system of a plant; cf. radicle.
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