cotyledo

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cotylédon, from Latin cotyledon, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, cavity) from Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē); cognate with cotyl, English cotyledon, German Kotyledone.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /koː.ti.leː.doː/
  • Hyphenation: co‧ty‧le‧do

Noun[edit]

cotyledo n (plural cotyledonen or cotyledones, diminutive cotylodootje n)

  1. (botany) A cotyledon, early leaf developed by a seed plant's embryo
  2. A cotyledon, placental lobule

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