COLEOPTILE


Meaning of COLEOPTILE in English

/koh'lee op"til, kol'ee-/ , n. Bot.

(in grasses) the first leaf above the ground, forming a sheath around the stem tip.

[ 1865-70; coleoptilum koleó ( n ) sheath, scabbard + ptílon soft feathers, down ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .