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Word: Plumule
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from French plumule or Latin plumula ‘small feather’, diminutive of pluma ‘down’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpluːmjuːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the rudimentary shoot or stem of an embryo plant.
Short Definition:rudimentary shoot or stem of embryo plant
Definition:
a bird's down feather, numbers of which form an insulating layer under the contour feathers.
Short Definition:bird's down feather, numbers
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