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Plumule vs Plumular - What's the difference?

plumule | plumular |

As a noun plumule

is (botany) the first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons.

As an adjective plumular is

(botany) relating to a plumule.

plumule

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons.
  • (zoology) A down feather.
  • (zoology) The aftershaft of a feather.
  • (zoology) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

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    plumular

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Relating to a plumule.

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