plumule
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Plume′let, a down-feather, a plumule: anything resembling a small plume.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Within the cotyledons the primordial leaves are seen, constituting the plumule or first bud of the plant.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Grain of Indian Corn in germination, the ascending sprout is the first leaf of the plumule, enclosing the younger leaves within, at its base the primary root has broken through.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
The germ-sheath grows vertically upwards, its stiff apex pushing through the soil, while the plumule is hidden in its hollow interior.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Same in advanced germination: the plumule has developed four or five internodes, bearing single leaves; but the first and second leaves are mere scales, the third begins to serve as foliage; the next more so.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
