# plumule

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.
2. A down feather.
3. The aftershaft of a feather.
4. One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

## Etymology
From Latin plūmula, diminutive of plūma (“feather”); compare French plumule.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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