epicotyl
(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.
Origin of 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. GoodrichThat 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
/ (ˌɛpɪˈkɒtɪl) /
the part of an embryo plant stem above the cotyledons but beneath the terminal bud
Origin of epicotyl
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Scientific definitions for epicotyl
[ ĕp′ĭ-kŏt′l ]
The stem of a seedling or embryo located between the cotyledons and the first true leaves.
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