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hypocotyl

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hy⋅po⋅cot⋅yl

  [hahy-puh-kot-l]
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–noun Botany.
the part of a plant embryo directly below the cotyledons, forming a connection with the radicle.

Origin:
1875–80; hypo- + cotyl(edon)

Related forms:
hy⋅po⋅cot⋅y⋅lous, adjective
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hy·po·cot·yl   (hī'pə-kŏt'l)   


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n.  The part of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling plant that is below the cotyledons.

[hypo- + cotyl(edon).]
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