Definitions for: Plumule

[n] down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds

Webster (1913) Definition: Plu"mule, n. [L. plumula, dim. of pluma a feather; cf.
F. plumule.]
1. (Bot.) 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. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A down feather.
(b) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under
Feather.
(c) One of the featherlike scales of certain male
butterflies.

See Also: down, down feather

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