Cotyledons

• Title

  Cotyledons

• Definition

  Seed leaves, i.e., the embryonic leaves.

• Related Terms

  Cotyledons foliaceous (=cotyledons leaf-like)

  Cotyledons fleshy

  Cotyledons absent

  Epicotyl

  Shoot apex

  Hypocotyl

  Radicle

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