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cotyledon
[ kot-l-eed-n ]
noun
- the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- Anatomy. any of several lobules of the placenta.
cotyledon
/ ˌɒɪˈːə /
noun
- a simple embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, which, in some species, forms the first green leaf after germination
- a tuft of villi on the mammalian placenta
cotyledon
/ ŏ′l-ŧ′n /
- A leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant. Most cotyledons emerge, enlarge, and become green after the seed has germinated. Cotyledons either store food for the growing embryo (as in monocotyledons) or absorb food that has been stored in the endosperm (as in other angiosperms) for eventual distribution to the growing parts of the embryo.
- Also called seed leaf
- See more at eudicotyledon
Derived Forms
- ˌdzٲˈDzԴdzܲ, adjective
- ˌdzٲˈDzԲ, adjective
- ˌdzٲˈDzԲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzy·dDz· dz···Dz·· [kot-l-, eed, -n-er-ee], dzy·dDz·dzܲ adjective
- ԴDzcdz··dDz· adjective
- ԴDzcdz··dDz·y adjective
- ԴDzcdz··dDz·dzܲ adjective
- pseudo·dzy·dDz· adjective
- d·dzy·dDz·y adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cotyledon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cotyledon1
Example Sentences
Microgreens are simply the cotyledons or seed leaves, that first emerge from a seed when it germinates.
In five days, the “baby” cotyledon leaves were up, with the “true” notched tomato leaves following at day 10.
It typically grows there until the first true leaves appear, although robust growers may be ready for the next step when they still have only seed leaves, or cotyledons.
Embryo placed in a groove on the outside of the albumen and curved half-way around it; the radicle and usually the cotyledons slender.—Pedicels jointed.
A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
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