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Coleoptile

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decapitatedWith the head removed.
ocreanoun(botany) A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.
coleorhizanoun(botany) A sheath-like structure found in a monocotyledon plant seed that acts as a protective covering enclosing the radicle.
sheathnounA holster for a sword; a scabbard.
leafsheathnounAlternative form of leaf sheath. [(botany) A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.]
ochreanoun(historical) A greave or legging.
leaf sheathnoun(botany) A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.
cotyledonnoun(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.
coleorrhizanounAlternative form of coleorhiza. [(botany) A sheath-like structure found in a monocotyledon plant seed that acts as a protective covering enclosing the radicle.]
toothnounA hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
elytronnounA sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
scutellumnounAny of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
precursor tipnoun(botany) The reduced upper leaf zone found on many monocotyledons that usually takes the form of a cylindrical extension at the apex of the leaf.
cuticulanoun(zoology, botany) A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
epicotylnoun(botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.
mesocotylnoun(botany) The white part of a plant's stem between the buried seed and the plumule
anthoeciumnoun(botany) A fertile lemma or palea of a grass
seed-lobenoun(botany) A cotyledon.
seed coatnoun(botany) The protective outer cover of a seed
ligulenoun(botany) A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.

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