Word Meaning

plumule definition and meaning

pl. of Plumula
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.
n. The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.
n. One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.