PLUMULE
\plˈuːmjuːl], \plˈuːmjuːl], \p_l_ˈuː_m_j_uː_l]\
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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 Illust. of Radicle.
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The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.
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One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
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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 Illust. of Radicle.
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The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.
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One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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