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单词 epicotyl
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epicotyl

[ ep-i-kot-l, ep-i-kot-l ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˈkɒt l, ˈɛp ɪˌkɒt l /

noun Botany.

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

Origin of epicotyl

1875–80; epi- + Greek kotýlē cup

Words nearby epicotyl

epic machinery, epicondylalgia, epicondyle, epicondylitis, epicontinental, epicotyl, epicranial muscle, epicranium, epicrisis, epicritic, epic simile
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Example sentences from the Web for epicotyl

  • 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

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

Word Origin for epicotyl

C19: from epi- + Greek kotulē; see cotyledon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for epicotyl

epicotyl
[ ĕpĭ-kŏt′l ]

The stem of a seedling or embryo located between the cotyledons and the first true leaves.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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