Cotyledon

Noun

Definitions

1.NounEach of the patches of villi 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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