plumule

Noun

Meaning

of Plumula

A down feather.

The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle.

The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.

One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Gymnosperm seedlings also have cotyledons, and these are often variable in number (multicotyledonous), with from 2 to 24 cotyledons forming a whorl at the top of the hypocotyl (the embryonic stem) surrounding the plumule. Source: Internet

It involves the reactivation of the metabolic pathways that lead to growth and the emergence of the radicle or seed root and plumule or shoot. Source: Internet

The plumule is covered with a coleoptile that forms the first leaf while the radicle is covered with a coleorhiza that connects to the primary root and adventitious roots form from the sides. Source: Internet

Here the hypocotyl is a rudimentary axis between radicle and plumule. Source: Internet

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