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Meaning of plumule | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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.

Equivalents

Български кълн
Català plúmula
Deutsch Plumula
Español plúmula
Suomi alkeissilmu sirkkasilmu
Français plumule
日本語 幼芽
Polski pączek

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Plumy Plunder plunderage plunderbund Plundered Plunderer

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