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plantule

French, noun\plɑ̃.tyl\

plantule is spelled P-L-A-N-T-U-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 133,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plantule is a French feminine noun meaning “plantule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Embryon végétal qui commence à se développer par la germination”.

What does plantule mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineplantule

  2. 2

    femininesmall plant

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Embryon végétal qui commence à se développer par la germination. 2. Jeune plante, ne comportant que quelques feuilles, obtenue peu de temps après la germination de la graine.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of plantule

  • plantules plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce plantule?

  • \plɑ̃.tyl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is plantule in French?

plantule appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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