cotyledonal
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Cotyledonal — Cot y*led on*al (k?t ? l?d ?n al), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cotyledon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotyledonal — See cotyledonary. * * * … Universalium
cotyledonal — adj. of the primary leaf produced by a seed … English contemporary dictionary
cotyledonal — cot·y·le·don·al … English syllables
cotyledonal — … Useful english dictionary
cotyledon — cotyledonal, cotyledonary /kot l eed n er ee/, cotyledonous, adj. /kot l eed n/, n. Bot. 1. the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants. 2. Anat. any of several lobules of the placenta. [1535 45; < L: navelwort < Gk kotyledón a… … Universalium
cotyledon — /kɒtəˈlidn / (say kotuh leedn) noun 1. Botany the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants. 2. Zoology a tuft or patch of villi on the placenta of most ruminants. {Latin: navelwort (a plant), from Greek kotylēdōn any cup shaped… …
cotyledon — n. first, embryonic seed leaf of plant. ♦ cotyledonal, ♦ cotyledonary, ♦ cotyledonous, a. ♦ cotyloid, a. cup shaped … Dictionary of difficult words
cotyledon — [kät΄ə lēd′ n] n. [ModL < L, name of a plant < Gr kotylēdōn < kotylē, a hollow, cavity] 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… … English World dictionary
cotyledonar — adjective see cotyledonal … Useful english dictionary
