plumule
(noun) down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
plumule (plural plumules)
(botany) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons.
(zoology) A down feather.
(zoology) The aftershaft of a feather.
(zoology) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
Source: Wiktionary
Plu"mule, n. Etym: [L. plumula, dim. of pluma a feather; cf. F. plumule.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A down feather. (b) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather. (c) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 January 2025
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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
