Definition of Cotyledons. Meaning of Cotyledons. Synonyms of Cotyledons

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Definition of Cotyledons

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 Cotyledons from wikipedia

- seedlings whose cotyledons are photosynthetic, the cotyledons are functionally similar to leaves. However, true leaves and cotyledons are developmentally...
- chorionic vessels, which branch off cotyledon vessels into the cotyledons, which, in turn, branch into capillaries. The cotyledons are surrounded by maternal blood...
- South Africa, Cotyledons usually grow in rocky quartz fields where they have excellent drainage provided by very porous soil. Cotyledon tomentosa is a...
- referred to as coconut sprouts, are the edible spherical sponge-like cotyledons of germinating coconuts. They have a crunchy watery texture with a slight...
- 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...
- pine seedlings have up to eight cotyledons.[citation needed] The seedlings of some flowering plants have no cotyledons at all. These are said to be acotyledons...
- Binomial name Cr****ula ovata (Miller) Druce (1917) Synonyms Cotyledon lutea Lam. nom. illeg. Cotyledon ovata Mill. Cr****ula argentea Thunb. Cr****ula articulata...
- Echeveria secunda Booth ex Lindl. Synonyms List Cotyledon glauca Baker Cotyledon pumila (Van Houtte) Baker Cotyledon secunda (Booth ex Lindl.) Baker Echeveria...
- Cr****ulaceae Genus: Echeveria Species: E. pulvinata Binomial name Echeveria pulvinata Rose Synonyms Cotyledon pulvinata Hook.f. Echeveria leucotricha J.A.Purpus...