Definitions for PLUMULE
ˈplum yulplumule

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plumulenoun

   down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plumulenoun

   The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons.

2. plumulenoun

   A down feather.

3. plumulenoun

   The aftershaft of a feather.

4. plumulenoun

   One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

5. Etymology: From plumula, diminutive of pluma "feather"; compare French plumule.

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1. plumule

   A seedling is a young sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle (embryonic root), the hypocotyl (embryonic shoot), and the cotyledons (seed leaves). The two classes of flowering plants (angiosperms) are distinguished by their numbers of seed leaves: monocotyledons (monocots) have one blade-shaped cotyledon, whereas dicotyledons (dicots) possess two round cotyledons. Gymnosperms are more varied. For example, pine seedlings have up to eight cotyledons. The seedlings of some flowering plants have no cotyledons at all. These are said to be acotyledons. The plumule is the part of a seed embryo that develops into the shoot bearing the first true leaves of a plant. In most seeds, for example the sunflower, the plumule is a small conical structure without any leaf structure. Growth of the plumule does not occur until the cotyledons have grown above ground. This is epigeal germination. However, in seeds such as the broad bean, a leaf structure is visible on the plumule in the seed. These seeds develop by the plumule growing up through the soil with the cotyledons remaining below the surface. This is known as hypogeal germination.

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1. plumule

   A plumule is the part of a seed embryo that develops into the shoot bearing the first true leaves of a plant. In other words, it's the young shoot representing the future plant in a germinated seed.

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1. Plumule

   of Plumula

2. Plumulenoun

   the first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle

3. Plumulenoun

   a down feather

4. Plumulenoun

   the aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather

5. Plumulenoun

   one of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies

6. Etymology: [L. plumula, dim. of pluma a feather; cf. F. plumule.]

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1. Plumule

   plōō′mūl, n. (bot.) the first bud of a plant growing from seed, springing from between the cotyledons or seed leaves: a soft feather: a feathery scale on a butterfly's wing.—Also Plum′ula. [L. plumula, dim. of pluma, a feather.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PLUMULE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PLUMULE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plumule
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumule
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PLUMULE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PLUMULE