Cotyledon

noun

/kɒtɪˈliːdn̩/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounEach of the patches of vili on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.

2.nounThe leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

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