Word Meaning

Meaning of plumule

- of Plumula
- 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.