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Definition of plumulose - 2 dictionary results

plu⋅mu⋅lose

  [ploom-yuh-lohs]
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–adjective Zoology.
shaped like a downy feather or plumule.
Origin:
1820–30; < NL plūmulōsus. See plumule, -ose 1
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plu·mule   (plōōm'yōōl)   
n.  

  1. A down feather.

  2. Botany The rudimentary terminal bud of a plant embryo situated at the end of the hypocotyl, consisting of the epicotyl and often of immature leaves.


[Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma, feather.]
plu'mu·lose' (plōōm'yə-lōs') adj.
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