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Cotyledon

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seed leafnoun(botany) One of the first leaves a seed plant's embryo develops.

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seed leafnoun(botany) One of the first leaves a seed plant's embryo develops.
umbilicusnoun(anatomy) navel
microcotyledonnounOne of a group of very small cotyledons in the fetomaternal interface of the (typically equine) placenta
tricotyledonnoun(botany) A plant whose seedling has three cotyledons
dicotyledonnoun(botany) A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
scutellumnounAny of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
hypocotylnoun(botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.
placentomenoun(biology) All the tissue associated with placentation (the cotyledon and the caruncle)
seed-lobenoun(botany) A cotyledon.
choriodeciduanoun(anatomy) A fetal layer surrounding the amnion
lodiculenoun(botany) A small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass.
coleoptilenoun(botany) A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.
coleorhizanoun(botany) A sheath-like structure found in a monocotyledon plant seed that acts as a protective covering enclosing the radicle.
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
coconut embryonounThe cotyledon of a coconut eaten as food.
loculusnounA little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
chilidiumnoun(zoology) A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
tigellanoun(cooking) A small, round or crescent-shaped bread from the Apennines in the Modena area of northern Italy.
paradermnounThe part of the vitellus of the ovum that furnishes cells which contribute to the body of the embryo.

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