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
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acotyledon English
- cotyledon English
- cotyledonal English
- cotyledonary English
- cotyledonous English
- dicotyledon English
- microcotyledon English
- monocotyledon English
- polycotyledon English
- tricotyledon English
- κοτυληδών Ancient Greek