cotyledonous

Variant of cotyledon

cotyledon definition

coty·ledon (kät′ə lēd′'n)

noun

the first single leaf or one of the first pair of leaves produced by the embryo of a flowering plant, or any of various similar structures found in conifers

Etymology: ModL < L, name of a plant < Gr kotylēdōn < kotylē, a hollow, cavity

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