plumule B2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈpluːˌmjuːl/ UK /ˈpluːmjuːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the embryonic shoot of a seed, situated above the cotyledons and developing into the stem and leaves After germination, the plumule grew upward while the radicle extended into the soil. 2 noun a small down feather or the soft aftershaft of a feather A soft plumule beneath the outer feather helped insulate the young bird. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the embryonic shoot of a... embryonic shootprimary bud 2 noun · a small down feather or the... down featheraftershaft Word family Derived forms plumularplumulaceousplumulose Related forms radiclecotyledonembryoplume Etymology From Latin plumula, 'little feather,' the diminutive of pluma, 'feather.' The botanical sense arose because the tiny folded shoot of a plant embryo was thought to resemble a small feather. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plumule **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpluːˌmjuːl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpluːmjuːl/ ## Meanings 1. the embryonic shoot of a seed, situated above the cotyledons and developing into the stem and leaves 2. a small down feather or the soft aftershaft of a feather ## Examples - After germination, the plumule grew upward while the radicle extended into the soil. - A soft plumule beneath the outer feather helped insulate the young bird. ## Synonyms - embryonic shoot - primary bud - down feather - aftershaft ## Derived Forms - plumular - plumulaceous - plumulose ## Related Forms - radicle - cotyledon - embryo - plume ## Etymology From Latin plumula, 'little feather,' the diminutive of pluma, 'feather.' The botanical sense arose because the tiny folded shoot of a plant embryo was thought to resemble a small feather. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown