hypocotyl

English

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.

Etymology

Prefix from English cotyledon (embryonic leaf, cup-shaped).

Origin

English

cotyledon

Gloss

embryonic leaf, cup-shaped

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