epicotyl

American  

[ep-i-kot-l, ep-i-kot-l] / ˌɛp ɪˈkɒt l, ˈɛp ɪˌkɒt l /

noun

Botany.

1. (in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.

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epicotyl British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈkɒtɪl /

noun

1. the part of an embryo plant stem above the cotyledons but beneath the terminal bud

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epicotyl Scientific  

/ ĕp′ĭ-kŏt′l /

1. The stem of a seedling or embryo located between the cotyledons and the first true leaves.

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Etymology

Origin of epicotyl

1875–80; epi- + Greek kotýlē cup