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Meaning of 'plumule' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Plumule [ 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.
- A down feather.
- The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.
- One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
2 . Plumule [ pl. ]
- of Plumula

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pluck plucked plucker pluckily pluckiness plucking pluckless plucky pluff plug

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