Definition of Cotyledon. Meaning of Cotyledon. Synonyms of Cotyledon

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Definition of Cotyledon

Cotyledon
Cotyledon Cot`y*le"don (k?t`?-l?"d?n), n. [Gr.??? a cupshaped hollow, fr. ???. See Cotyle.] 1. (Anat.) One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta. 2. (Bot.) A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf. Note: Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have several. In one African plant (Welwitschia) the cotyledons are permanent and grow to immense proportions.

Meaning of Cotyledon from wikipedia

- A cotyledon (/ˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/ KOT-ill-EE-dən; from Latin cotyledon; from κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn) "a cavity, small cup, any cup-shaped hollow", gen. κοτυληδόνος...
- Cotyledon tomentosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Cr****ulaceae, native to South Africa. It is a succulent evergreen shrub with large chunky...
- others): Cotyledon adscendens Cotyledon barbeyi Cotyledon campanulata Cotyledon cuneata Cotyledon chrysantha Cotyledon elisae Cotyledon galpinii Cotyledon orbiculata...
- Look up cotyledon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cotyledon is a significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant. Cotyledon may also refer...
- Binomial name Cr****ula ovata (Miller) Druce (1917) Synonyms Cotyledon lutea Lam. nom. illeg. Cotyledon ovata Mill. Cr****ula argentea Thunb. Cr****ula articulata...
- placenta of humans, and certain other mammals contains structures known as cotyledons, which transmit fetal blood and allow exchange of oxygen and nutrients...
- characteristics of the group: namely, that the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. There are around 200,000 species within this group. The other group of...
- Cotyledon orbiculata, commonly known as pig's ear or round-leafed navel-wort, is a South African succulent plant belonging to the genus Cotyledon. Cotyledon...
- Saxifraga cotyledon, the pyramidal saxifrage, occurs in the mountains of Europe and has rosettes about 20 centimetres (8 in) across of tongue-shaped leaves...
- are flowering plants whose seeds contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. A monocot taxon has been in use for several decades, but with various...