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Word: Cotyledon
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (denoting a patch of villi on the placenta of mammals): from Latin, ‘navelwort’ (which has cup-shaped leaves), from Greek kotulēdōn ‘cup-shaped cavity’, from kotulē ‘cup’
ˌkɒtɪˈliːdn
an embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which are the first leaves to appear from a germinating seed.
Short Definition:embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
a succulent plant of the stonecrop family, some kinds of which are grown as ornamentals.
Short Definition:succulent plant of stonecrop family
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