plumule

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for plumule

plumule 🔊

plumule : බීජාංකුරය

plumule definition

Plural. of Plumula

Noun.

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