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| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Cotyledons | Seed leaves, i.e., the embryonic leaves. |  |
| Cotyledons absent | A massive embryo that shows no obvious cotyledons |  |
| Cotyledons arched | Cotyledons that are bowed in such a way that there is an air space between which is usually an adaptation for water dispersal. |  |
| Cotyledons carnose | Cotyledons thick and providing nutrition to the developing embryo and seedling. When the cotyledons are carnose in the Sapotaceae endosperm is usually lacking. Same as cotyledons fleshy. |  |
| Cotyledons cryptocotylar | A type of seed germination in which the cotyledons remain within the seed coat at germination. Compare with phanerocotylar. |  |
| Cotyledons epigeal | At germination the cotyledons emerge from the seed coat above the ground. |  |
| Cotyledons fleshy | Cotyledons very thick, not leaf-like; e.g., the cotyledons of a bean. | |
| Cotyledons foliaceous (=cotyledons leaf-like) | Referring to cotyledons that are not carnose but instead are thin and leaf-like. In the Sapotaceae, species with foliaceous cotyledons generall have endosperm. |  |
| Cotyledons leaf-like | Cotyledons that look like leaves. |  |
| Phanerocotylar cotyledons | A type of seed germination in which the cotyledons emerge from the seed coat. Compare with cryptocotylar. | |