plumule
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The sheath which envelopes the radicle is called coleorhiza and that of the plumule, pileole or germ-sheath.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
Grain of Indian Corn in germination, the ascending sprout is the first leaf of the plumule, enclosing the younger leaves within, at its base the primary root has broken through.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
In germination the first leaf of the plumule develops only as a sort of sheath, protecting the tender parts within; the second and the third form the first foliage.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
Similar section through a seed turned edgewise, showing the thickness of the cotyledons, and the minute plumule between them, i. e. the minute bud on the upper end of the caulicle.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
Indeed, the earliest growth which carries the very short caulicle out of the shell comes from the formation of foot-stalks to the cotyledons; above these develops the strong plumule, below grows the stout root.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
