1) Down 2) Down feather 3) Down feather of young birds 4) Persists in some adult birds
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the part of an embryo that gives rise to the shoot system of a plant; cf. radicle.
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• (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 Radicle. • (n.) A down feather.Plumule: words...
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(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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(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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• (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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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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The growing point of a plant shoot.
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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. of Radicle . Gray. 2.
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The bud in the embryo.
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n] - down feather of young birds
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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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noun down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
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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 epigeal germination. However, in seeds such as the bro...
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