Cotyledon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cotyledon is a noun meaning (physiology) Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
Meaning
(physiology) Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
More Meanings
- (botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.
Example Sentences
Forced to apply animal findings to humans, his human womb also had cotyledons like a dog's.
Word Forms
- cotyledons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include umbilicus, microcotyledon, tricotyledon, dicotyledon, scutellum, hypocotyl.
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