barbule

English

Etymology

PIE word
*bʰardʰéh₂

Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).

Noun

barbule (plural barbules)

(botany) A small barb or beard.
(ornithology) Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.

Derived terms

barbuled

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).

Noun

barbule f (plural barbules)

barbule (or any similar form)

Further reading

“barbule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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