Myrcioid embryo

  • Title

    Myrcioid embryo

  • Definition

    A type of embryo found in the Myrtaceae in which the cotyledons are normally thin, leafy, and folded, and the narrow, cylindrical hypocotyl is about the same length as the cotyledons and encircling them. Compare with eugenioid embryo and myrtoid embryo.

  • Related Terms

    Myrtoid embryo

    Eugenioid embryo

  • Broader Terms

    Embryo

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