[ ˌkɒtɪ'li:d(ə)n ]
■ noun
1》 Botany an embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which are the first leaves to appear from a germinating seed.
2》 a succulent plant of the stonecrop family. [Genus Cotyledon .]
Derivatives
~ary adjective
Origin
C16: from L., 'navelwort', from Gk kotulēdōn 'cup-shaped cavity'.