ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a bald-headed person
2.
a. : baldpate 2
b. : a breed or color variety of domestic pigeon
3. : an abnormality of seedlings especially common among beans characterized by deformity, decay, or death of the growing point and the appearance of a bare stump above the cotyledons resulting from damage to the seed by mechanical, biological, or other factors ; also : the stump itself