plumule
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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 Gray, Asa
Beginning germination of the Beech, showing the plumule growing before the cotyledons have opened or the root has scarcely formed.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; Ð so called from its spiral form.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The germ-sheath grows vertically upwards, its stiff apex pushing through the soil, while the plumule is hidden in its hollow interior.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
A grain cut through the middle in the opposite direction, dividing the embryo through its thick cotyledon and its plumule, the latter consisting of two leaves, one enclosing the other.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
