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epicotyl

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ep⋅i⋅cot⋅yl

[ep-i-kot-l, ep-i-kot-l]
–noun Botany.
(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.


Origin:
1875–80; epi- + Gk kotýlē cup
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ep·i·cot·yl   (ěp'ĭ-kŏt'l)   
n.  The stem of a seedling or embryo located between the cotyledons and the first true leaves.

[epi- + cotyl(edon).]
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epicotyl   (ěp'ĭ-kŏt'l)  Pronunciation Key 
The stem of a seedling or embryo located between the cotyledons and the first true leaves.
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