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Cotyledon

/kɒtɪˈliːdn̩/

Each of the patches of vili on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.

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noun
  1. 1

    Each of the patches of vili on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.

  2. 2

    The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

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