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Etymology
Borrowed from French cotylédon, from Latin cotyledon, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cavity”) from Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē); cognate with cotyl, English cotyledon, German Kotyledone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koː.ti.leː.doː/
- Hyphenation: co‧ty‧le‧do
Noun
cotyledo n (plural cotyledonen or cotyledones, diminutive cotyledootje n)
- (botany) a cotyledon, early leaf developed by a seed plant's embryo
- a cotyledon, placental lobule
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