seed leaf

American  

noun

Botany.

1. a cotyledon.

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seed leaf British  

noun

1. the nontechnical name for cotyledon

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seed leaf Scientific  

1. See cotyledon

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Etymology

Origin of seed leaf

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

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seed leaf

Of the Middle States, New York and Pennsylvania furnish a large amount of "seed leaf" as it is called.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.

Of late the Ohio growers have demonstrated that their soil is better adapted for the finer grades of cutting leaf, than for seed leaf or even the more common "cinnamon blotch."

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.

There are two principal varieties of Connecticut seed leaf, viz.—broad and narrow leaf: of these two, the broad leaf is considered the finest, cutting up to better advantage and ripening and curing fully as well.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.

In Ohio and Missouri large quantities of tobacco are grown, the former state furnishing both cutting and seed leaf tobaccos.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.

From the first they have taken much interest in the plant, and as the result of many experiments not only produce seed leaf, but the finest cutting leaf grown in this country.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.