epicotyl

[ ep-i-kot-l, ep-i-kot-l ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˈkɒt l, ˈɛp ɪˌkɒt l /

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noun Botany.

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

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Origin of epicotyl

1875–80; epi- + Greek kotýlē cup

Words nearby epicotyl

epiclesis, epic machinery, epicondyle, epicondylitis, epicontinental, epicotyl, epicranium, epicrisis, epicritic, epic simile, Epictetus

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How to use epicotyl in a sentence

The pea cotyledons were left down in the soil, the epicotyl alone pushing up to the surface.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. Goodrich
That part of the plant above the cotyledons is known as the plumule or epicotyl (meaning above the cotyledons).
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for epicotyl

epicotyl

/ (ˌɛpɪˈkɒtɪl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for epicotyl

C19: from epi- + Greek kotulē; see cotyledon

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Scientific definitions for epicotyl

epicotyl

[ ĕp′ĭ-kŏt′l ]

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