Etymology

plumula

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Today it means: A plumule. Full definition →

Latin plūmula
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromplūmula
  2. Latin · borrowed fromplūmula
  3. English todayplumula

Unadapted borrowing from Latin plūmula (“a small feather”). Doublet of plumule.

Words from the same roots

Latinplūmula all →

plumiliformplumule

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.