COTYLEDON


Meaning of COTYLEDON in English

n. 1 an embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants. 2 any succulent plant of the genus Umbilicus, e.g. pennywort. cotyledonary adj. cotyledonous adj.

[ L, = pennywort, f. Gk kotuledon cup-shaped cavity f. kotule cup ]

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