Jū'lūs, n.

n. [Lat. iulus, Gr. ἴουλος, down, moss, catkin, gosling.] 1. (Bot.) A catkin or ament, a species of inflorescence consisting of scales, under which stand flowers arranged along a stalk, as in hazel, birch, willow, &c. Martyn. 2. (Anat.) The first down or beard which appears upon the chin. Dunglison.