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Downy; bearing down.

Relating to a plumule.

Any hydroid belonging to Plumularia and other genera of the family Plumularidæ. They generally grow in plumelike forms.

Any Plumularia. Also used adjectively.

The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle. Gray.

Having hairs branching out laterally, like the parts of a feather.

Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery. "His plumy crest." Addison. "The plumy trees." J. S. Blackie.

tely lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American Podohyllum peltatum, or May apple, the Himalayan P. Emodi.

The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.

Same as Preoperculum. -- Præ`o*per"cu*lar, a.

Situated immediately in front of the loins;- applied to the dorsal part of the abdomen.

The anterior opercular bone in fishes.

A runner terminated by a germinating bud.

A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle.

To light again; to cause to shine anew; to relume; to reillumine. "Thou must reillume its spark." J. R. Drake.

To enlighten again; to reillumine.

The act or process of enlightening again.

To illumine again or anew; to reillume.

To rekindle; to light again. Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. Pope. I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume. Shak.

To illuminate again.