Definition of cotyledon Cotyledon

cot•y•le•don

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Plural: cotyledons

cotyledon - embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

seed leaf

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cotyledon (Noun)
The leaf of the embryo of a seed- bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cotyledon (n.)
One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta.
cotyledon (n.)
A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cotyledon
kot-i-lē′don, n. (bot.) the term applied to the seed-leaves of the embryo: the seed-leaf.—adjs. Cotylē′donary; Cotylē′donous, pertaining to or having cotyledons or seed-lobes; Cot′yloid, cup-shaped. [L.,—Gr. kotylēdōn—kotylē, a cup.]

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cotyledon, noun, singular of cotyledons.

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