Epicotyl
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epicotyl is a noun meaning (botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.
Meaning
(botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.
Word Forms
- epicotyls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pea, hypocotyl, cotyledon, mesocotyl, seed-lobe, endotegmen.
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