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plumule

The correct spelling is plumule.

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noun

Say it like: Plu-mul-e

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

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noun

  1. 1.The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons.
  2. 2.A down feather.
  3. 3.The aftershaft of a feather.
  4. 4.One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

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