About The Word Cotyledon
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Cotyledon
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What's The Definition Of Cotyledon?
[n] embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cotyledon: seed leaf Related Terms | Find terms related to Cotyledon: See Also | foliage | leaf | leafage Cotyledon In Webster's Dictionary \Cot`y*le"don\ (k?t`?-l?"d?n), n. [Gr.??? a cupshaped
hollow, fr. ???. See {Cotyle}.]
1. (Anat.) One of the patches of villi found in some forms of
placenta.
2. (Bot.) A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an
embryo; a seed leaf.
Note: Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two
cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have
several. In one African plant ({Welwitschia}) the
cotyledons are permanent and grow to immense
proportions.
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