How To Use plumule In A Sentence
- The word "plumule" struck me; it turns out it's pronounced PLOOM-yule /"plu:myu:l/, and it means 'rudimentary shoot, bud, or bunch of undeveloped leaves in a seed' (it's from Latin plūmula, the diminutive of plūma 'small soft feather, down'), so that "shoots and plumules of one's experience" is a very tasty phrase, incorporating both the visible (as it were) and the embryonic shoots sprouting up from the depths of our lived lives and mulish memories. Languagehat.com: PLUMULE.
- Thus the main divisions of flowering plants are founded on differences in the embryo,- on the number and position of the cotyledons, and on the mode of development of the plumule and radicle. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design Review: Simply Incorrect Embryology (Chapter 3) - The Panda's Thumb
- The sheath which envelopes the radicle is called = coleorhiza = and that of the plumule, = pileole = or = germ-sheath =. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
- Stromules were present in the epidermal cells of the plumule and radicle on emergence from the testa; clumps of plastids interconnected with stromules 8-10 m long were especially prevalent in the root epidermis.
- In germination the two fleshy cotyledons of the Gingkgo remain within the shell, leaving the three-sided plumule to pass upward; the young stem bears its leaves in threes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882
- Yet she insistently wanted to drop this one directly into nutrient soil, watch the epicotyl lengthen, smile proudly at the upward thrusting plumule, then fuss over stipule and first foliage. First Contact
- Among them, 55, 106 and 36 genes were specifically expressed in plumule, radicle, and mesocotyl, respectively.
- Yet she insistently wanted to drop this one directly into nutrient soil, watch the epicotyl lengthen, smile proudly at the upward thrusting plumule, then fuss over stipule and first foliage. First Contact
- For our "plumule" we have also "gemmule", and French has both of these too. Languagehat.com: PLUMULE.
- For some reason, I still maintain the awestruck wonder of a kinder planting beans pressed against the side of a jar so that the roots, hypocotyl, and plumule display, then watch in amazement as they burst through the ground and struggle toward the light. "Hey, Matt. Sure is a gorgeous day to get drunk and throw beanbags back and forth on the front sidewalk for 11 hours!"
