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单词 polycotyledonous
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polycotyledonousadj.

Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˌkɒtᵻˈliːdn̩əs/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑliˌkɑdəˈlidənəs/, /ˈˌpɑliˌkɑdəˈlidn̩əs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: poly- comb. form, cotyledon n., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < poly- comb. form + cotyledon n. + -ous suffix, after scientific Latin Polycotyledones (see polycotyledon n.). Compare earlier monocotyledonous adj. and later cotyledonous adj.
Botany.
(Of a plant embryo) having more than two cotyledons; (of a plant) producing such embryos, as many conifers.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > mono-, di-, or polycotyledonous
monocotyledonous1770
dicotyledonous1785
polycotyledonous1800
monocotyle1828
monocotyledonous1849
dictyogenous1852
dicotyledonary1870
monocotylous1905
monocot1938
polycotyledonary1989
monocotyl1995
1800 J. Hull Elements Bot. I. 49 Placentation... Polycotyledonous, polycotyledones, plants having more than two cotyledons.
1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. i. ii. 286 (note) Cotyledons [in the embryo of fir], which are numerous; the plant being polycotyledonous.
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. ii. 23 The Polycotyledonous Embryo is one having a whorl of more than two seed-leaves.
1931 New Phytologist 30 68 These polycotyledonous seedlings occurred in the garden.
1992 Bull. de la Soc. Bot. de France 139 235 These results invite a reconsideration of former conclusions based on observing ontogenesis in polycotyledonous Gymnosperms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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