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 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 E. R. Billings

Tulip Seedling. b. young bulb; r. first root; s. l. seed leaf; s. c. seed-coat.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by John Weathers

Connecticut seed leaf attains its finest form and perfection of leaf in the rich meadows of the Connecticut Valley, where it has been cultivated to a greater or less extent for nearly half a century.

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

As their name indicates, there is but one cotyledon or seed leaf, and the leaves from the first are alternate.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell

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 E. R. Billings