Epicotyl

• Title

  Epicotyl

• Definition

  That part of the main axis of an embryo or the young stem of a seedling located above the point of attachment of the cotyledons. The epicotyl gives rise to the leaves, the first of which are called eophylls.

• Related Terms

  Cotyledons

  Hypocotyl

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