plumule

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noun

The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.

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gemmule
OriginLatin plūmula →
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Meanings

nounplumule (plural plumules)

plural plumules

  1. biologyThe first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.

    Synonyms: gemmule

  2. biologyA down feather.
  3. biologyThe aftershaft of a feather.
  4. biologyOne of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.

Similar
gemmule
Also see
gemmule

Origin

  1. Latinplūmula
  2. Englishplumule

From Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma (“feather”); compare French plumule. Doublet of plumula. By surface analysis, plume + -ule.

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Translations

Bulgarian кълн
  • кълн (kăln)first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Catalan plúmula
  • plúmulafirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Finnish alkeissilmu
  • alkeissilmufirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
French plumule
  • plumulefirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
German Plumula
  • Plumulafirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Indonesian pucuk lembaga, plumula
  • pucuk lembagafirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
  • plumulafirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Malay plumul
  • plumulfirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Māori mātātupu
  • mātātupufirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Polish pączek
  • pączekfirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Spanish plúmula
  • plúmulafirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
Welsh cyneginyn
  • cyneginynfirst bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo
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“plumule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumule.

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