plumule

== English == === Etymology === From Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma (“feather”); compare French plumule. By surface analysis, plume +‎ -ule. === Pronunciation === === Noun === plumule (plural plumules) (botany) The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons. Synonym: gemmule (zoology) A down feather. (zoology) The aftershaft of a feather. (zoology) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “plumule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ply.myl/ === Noun === plumule f (plural plumules) plumule === Further reading === “plumule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012