English dictionary
plumule
/'pl/u/m/j//u/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Radicle</u>.
Source: webster1913