plumule

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In germination the first leaf of the plumule develops only as a sort of sheath, protecting the tender parts within; the second and the third form the first foliage.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

The part bearing the tiny leaves was formerly, and is sometimes now, called the plumule, but is generally called the epicotyl, because it grows above or upon the cotyledons.

From The First Book of Farming by Goodrich, Charles Landon

Nothing would be gained by elevating them, as they never grow out into efficient leaves; but the joint of stem belonging to the plumule lengthens well, carrying up its pair of real foliage-leaves.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; Ð so called from its spiral form.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

No plumule or bud appears in the embryo of these two Maples until the seed-leaves have nearly attained their full growth and are acting as foliage-leaves, and until a root is formed below.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa