plumule
11plumule — noun Etymology: New Latin plumula, from Latin, diminutive of pluma small soft feather more at fleece Date: circa 1741 1. the primary bud of a plant embryo usually situated at the apex of the hypocotyl and consisting of leaves and an epicotyl 2. a …
12plumule — plumular /ploohm yeuh leuhr/, adj. /ploohm yoohl/, n. 1. Bot. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo. 2. Ornith. a down feather. [1720 30; < NL, L plumula. See PLUME, ULE] * * * …
13plumule — noun a) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. b) A down feather …
14plumule — plu·mule …
15plumule — plu•mule [[t]ˈplum yul[/t]] n. 1) bot the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo 2) orn a down feather • Etymology: 1720–30; < NL, L plūmula. See plume, ule plu′mu•lar yə lər adj …
16plumule — /ˈplumjul/ (say ploohmyoohl) noun 1. Botany the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo. 2. Ornithology a down feather. {Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma feather} …
17plumule — The first bud of an embryo, or that portion of the young shoot above the cotyledons …
18Seed — A seed Audio IPA|en us seed.ogg|/ˈsiːd/ (in some plants, referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and… …
19Hypocotyl — Diagram of Scouler s willow (Salix scouleriana) seed, indicating position of hypocotyl. The hypocotyl (short for hypocotyledonous stem ,[1] meaning below seed leaf ) is the stem of a germinating seedling, found below the cotyledons (seed leaves)… …
20plumulă — PLUMÚLĂ, plumule, s.f. Parte a embrionului vegetal care constituie rudimentul părţilor aeriene ale unei plante. – Din lat. plumula, fr. plumule. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 24.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 plumúlă s. f., g. d. art. plumúlei; pl. plumúle… …
