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English
Etymology
Shortening of hypo- + cotyledon
Noun
hypocotyl (plural hypocotyls)
- (botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.
Translations
portion of the embryo between the root and cotyledons
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