cotyledon
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- noun
- /ˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/
- Specialized
:
cotiledón
- "Cotyledon."
- cotyledons or first leaves
Examples
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"Cotyledon."
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The gc gene was identified in 1993 as being responsible for the green cotyledon trait in another USVL release, the southernpea cultivar Bettergreen.
Academic text (2005) -
"Cotyledon."
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A cotyledon is the primary or embryonic leaf... or leaves of a seedling.
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As its first metamorphosis, it expands its cotyledons into the light and sinks a root into the ground.
Blog text (30) -
I rarely use cotton; instead, I make small holes and allow the seedling cotyledons to rest on the lid to support the seedling.
Academic text (2001) -
This evening when Mother slid the grocery sacks on the table and the beans fell from the torn bag, I knew I needed those small black cotyledons wrapped in plastic.
Fiction book (1996) -
The 4-day-old seedlings with fully expanded cotyledons were used for inoculation of the anthracnose pathogen.
Academic text (2018) -
When the seedlings have well-developed roots and their cotyledons or first leaves are expanded, saturate the paper towel and gently remove and place the seedlings in the hydroponic reservoir.
Academic text (2001) -
The cotyledon of the pea plant is the first leaf to emerge as the seed begins to germinate.
Synonyms
First leaf or pair of leaves inside a seed that feed the young plant
Compounds
- Specialized
An evergreen plant with a circle of spoon-shaped leaves and bright pink or white flowers that grows in rock cracks
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cotyledon comes from the old Greek word kotyle, which means 'cup', so a cotyledon is like a little 'cup' that holds and gives food to the young plant until its true leaves grow.