plumule

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Within the cotyledons the primordial leaves are seen, constituting the plumule or first bud of the plant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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 Gray, Asa

Finally the plumule escapes, its leaves successively breaking through at the tip of the germ-sheath.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Embryo like that of Nymphæa on a large scale; cotyledons thick and fleshy, enclosing a plumule of 1 or 2 well-formed young leaves, enclosed in a delicate stipule-like sheath.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

So it is the stem-portion of the plumule which is at first conspicuous and strong-growing.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa