plumule

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpluːmjuːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plo̅o̅m′yo̅o̅l)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
plu•mule  (plo̅o̅m′yo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanythe bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
  2. Birds[Ornith.]a down feather.
  • Neo-Latin, Latin plūmula. See plume, -ule
  • 1720–30;
plu•mu•lar  (plo̅o̅m′yə lər),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plumule /ˈpluːmjuːl/ n
  1. the embryonic shoot of seed-bearing plants
  2. a down feather of young birds that persists in some adults
Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin plūmula a little feather
'plumule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
embryo - acrospire - plumulaceous - plumulose - radicle

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