The part bearing the tiny leaves was formerly, and is sometimes now, called the plumule, but is generally called the epicotyl, because it grows above or upon the cotyledons.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Book of Farming] Reference

For our "plumule" we have also "gemmule", and French has both of these too.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: PLUMULE.] Reference

Pileole another name for germ-sheath, or the sheath covering the plumule in the grain, 18.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

It is important that the leaves on the primary axis arising from the plumule are examined.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943] Reference

The sheath which envelopes the radicle is called = coleorhiza = and that of the plumule, = pileole = or = germ-sheath =.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The infrequency of turning the germinating grain benefits the growth of the roots and the development of the plumule, besides saving much labor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882] Reference

The axis, which is differentiated into the plumule directed upward and the radicle downward, is small and straight and it is covered more or less by the edges of the scutellum.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design Review: Simply Incorrect Embryology (Chapter 3) - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Sorghum, maize or millet grains or combinations are malted by soaking in water for one or two days, draining and allowing the seed to germinate for five to seven days until it has a distinct plumule.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

In the next step the calyx, more developed than usual, was separated from the corolla by a long peduncle, and the ovary, which was ovate, contained instead of a placenta a sort of plumule or young shoot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Hey, Matt. Sure is a gorgeous day to get drunk and throw beanbags back and forth on the front sidewalk for 11 hours!"] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [XIV. Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology-Embryology-Rudimentary Organs. Classification] Reference

The plumule on the other side elongates itself, rising into the air in the form of the stem, frequently accompanied by one or more cotyledons or seed-leaves, according to the nature of the plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Theism: The Witness of Reason and Nature to an All-Wise and Beneficent Creator.] Reference

From the time that the nut falls from the tree, a year elapses before it germinates; it only requires to lie on the ground without being covered, for the germ shoots downwards, forming a root, from which ascends the plumule of the future plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852] Reference

The same fact holds good with flowering plants, of which the two main divisions have been founded on characters derived from the embryo, -- on the number and position of the embryonic leaves or cotyledons, and on the mode of development of the plumule and radicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the origin of species] Reference

The same fact holds good with flowering plants, of which the two main divisions have been founded on characters derived from the embryo, — on the number and position of the embryonic leaves or cotyledons, and on the mode of development of the plumule and radicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the Origin of Species~ Chapter 13 (historical)] Reference

2: the young sporophyte of a seed plant usually comprising a rudimentary plant with plumule, radicle, and cotyledons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheryl and I] Reference

The last plumule floated away.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lilac Sunbonnet] Reference