epicotyl

[ ep-i-kot-l, ep-i-kot-l ]

nounBotany.
  1. (in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.

Origin of epicotyl

1
1875–80; epi- + Greek kotýlē cup

Words Nearby epicotyl

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How to use epicotyl in a sentence

  • The pea cotyledons were left down in the soil, the epicotyl alone pushing up to the surface.

    The First Book of Farming | Charles L. Goodrich
  • That part of the plant above the cotyledons is known as the plumule or epicotyl (meaning above the cotyledons).

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for epicotyl

epicotyl

/ (ˌɛpɪˈkɒtɪl) /


noun
  1. the part of an embryo plant stem above the cotyledons but beneath the terminal bud

Origin of epicotyl

1
C19: from epi- + Greek kotulē; see cotyledon

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Scientific definitions for epicotyl

epicotyl

[ ĕpĭ-kŏt′l ]


  1. The stem of a seedling or embryo located between the cotyledons and the first true leaves.

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