EPICOTYL


Meaning of EPICOTYL in English

/ep'i kot"l, ep"i kot'l/ , n. Bot.

(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons. See diag. under cotyledon .

[ 1875-80; EPI- + Gk kotýle cup ]

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