Eugenioid embryo

  • Title

    Eugenioid embryo

  • Definition

    A type of embryo found in the Myrtaceae in which the cotyledons are thick, separate, and plano-convex (like those of a bean) and the hypocotyl is a short protrusion, or the cotyledons are fused partially or completely into a single mass and the hypocotyl is not distinguishable. Compare with myrcioid embryo and myrtoid embryo.

  • Related Terms

    Myrcioid embryo

    Myrtoid embryo

  • Broader Terms

    Embryo

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