Definition of acotyledon in English:
acotyledon
noun əˌkɒtɪˈliːd(ə)nˌeɪkɑdlˈidn
Botany A plant with no distinct seed leaves, especially a fern or moss.
Example sentencesExamples
- Acotyledons are plants not furnished with cotyledons or seed-lobes, such as ferns, mosses and sea-weeds.
- One of these determinables is number of cotyledons under which fall the determinates acotyledon, monocotyledon, and dicotyledon.
- Jussieu classifies plants on the basis of cotyledons, and divides all plants into acotyledons, monocotyledons, and dicotyledons.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin plural acotyledones (see a-1, cotyledon).
Definition of acotyledon in US English:
acotyledon
nounˌākädlˈēdnˌeɪkɑdlˈidn
Botany A plant with no distinct seed leaves, especially a fern or moss.
Example sentencesExamples
- Jussieu classifies plants on the basis of cotyledons, and divides all plants into acotyledons, monocotyledons, and dicotyledons.
- One of these determinables is number of cotyledons under which fall the determinates acotyledon, monocotyledon, and dicotyledon.
- Acotyledons are plants not furnished with cotyledons or seed-lobes, such as ferns, mosses and sea-weeds.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin plural acotyledones (see a-, cotyledon).