noun
embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
• Syn: ↑cotyledon
• Hypernyms: ↑cataphyll
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noun : cotyledon 2
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Bot.
a cotyledon.
[1685-95]
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seed leaf noun
A cotyledon, a leaf contained in a seed
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Main Entry: ↑seed
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seed leaf,
the embryo leaf in the seed of a plant; cotyledon.
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n. Botany a cotyledon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.