plumule
31plumulose — /ploohm yeuh lohs /, adj. Zool. shaped like a downy feather or plumule. [1820 30; < NL plumulosus. See PLUMULE, OSE1] * * * …
32Grew, Nehemiah — (baptized Sept. 26, 1641, Mancetter Parish, Warwickshire, Eng. died March 25, 1712, London) British botanist. A physician and professor, Grew s training in animal anatomy led to his interest in that of plants. His writings noted the existence of… …
33seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …
34duvet — [ dyvɛ ] n. m. • 1310; altér. de dumet, dimin. a. fr. dum ou dun (XIIIe), refait sur plume; scand. dunn I ♦ 1 ♦ Petites plumes molles et très légères qui poussent les premières sur le corps des oisillons, et qu on trouve sur le ventre et le… …
35gemmule — [ ʒemyl ] n. f. • 1808; lat. gemmula, dimin. de gemma → gemme ♦ Bot. Bourgeon de l embryon, partie sommitale de la plantule appelée à se développer en pousse feuillue. ⇒ plumule. ● gemmule nom féminin (latin gemmula, petite gemme) Bourgeon… …
36hussard — [ ysar ] n. m. • 1605; all. Husar, du hongr. huszár « le vingtième » ♦ Anciennt Cavalier de l armée hongroise. ♢ Soldat de la cavalerie légère, dans diverses armées. Régiments de hussards. Ellipt Le quatrième hussards. hussard n. m. Anc.… …
37Acrospire — Ac ro*spire, n. [Gr. ? + ? anything twisted.] (Bot.) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; so called from its spiral form. [1913 Webster] …
38Exoptile — Ex*op tile, n. [F., fr.Gr. ? without + ? feather, plumage.] (Bot.) A name given by Lestiboudois to dicotyledons; so called because the plumule is naked. [1913 Webster] …
39Exorhiza — Ex o*rhi za ([e^]ks [ o]*r[imac] z[.a]), n.; pl. {Exorhiz[ae]} ( z[=e]). [NL. fr. Gr. e xw outside + ri za root.] (Bot.) A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule. Gray …
40Exorhizae — Exorhiza Ex o*rhi za ([e^]ks [ o]*r[imac] z[.a]), n.; pl. {Exorhiz[ae]} ( z[=e]). [NL. fr. Gr. e xw outside + ri za root.] (Bot.) A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule. Gray …
