polycotyledon

American

[pol-ee-kot-l-eed-n] / ˌpɒl iˌkɒt lˈid n /

noun

a plant having more than two cotyledons, as certain gymnosperms.

polycotyledon British

/ ˌpɒlɪˌkɒtɪˈliːdən /

noun

any of various plants, esp gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons

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Other Word Forms

polycotyledonous adjective

Etymology

Origin of polycotyledon

First recorded in 1750–60; poly- + cotyledon

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Polycotyledon, pol-i-kot-i-lē′don, n. a plant whose embryo has more than two cotyledons or seed-lobes.—adj.

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