"epicotyl" meaning in All languages combined

See epicotyl on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: epicotyls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} epicotyl (plural epicotyls)
  1. (botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons. Related terms: cotyledon, hypocotyl

Inflected forms

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