plumule

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Plumule, the bud or first shoot of a germinating plantlet above the cotyledons, 13.

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

When there is such a bud between the cotyledons in the seed or seedling it is called the Plumule.

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