"barbule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barbules [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|bʰardʰéh₂}} PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂, {{bor|en|la|barbula||little beard}} Latin barbula (“little beard”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} barbule (plural barbules)
  1. (botany) A small barb or beard. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-barbule-en-noun-kEEn-4yG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (ornithology) Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather. Categories (topical): Ornithology
    Sense id: en-barbule-en-noun-n-K9Q-NF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barbuled

Inflected forms

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