Meaning Of Plumule

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.