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   cotyledon

   /ˌkɒtɪˈliːdn/

   noun

   • 1. an embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which are the first leaves to appear from a germinating seed.
   • 2. a succulent plant of the stonecrop family, some kinds of which are grown as ornamentals.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a patch of villi on the placenta of mammals): from Latin, ‘navelwort’ (which has cup-shaped leaves), from Greek kotulēdōn ‘cup-shaped cavity’, from kotulē ‘cup’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cotyledonary adjective
   • 2. cotyledonous adjective

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