cotyledon

Meaning

1. Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
2. The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

Synonyms

seed leaf

seed-lobe

fragment

seed-leaf

seminal leaf

Translations

cotylédon

Keimblatt

cotiledone

cotiledón

κοτυληδόνα

cotiledó

zaadlob

cotilédone

Kotyledon

kotiledon

Kotyledone

cotilèdon

cotyledon

cotyledon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/

Etymology

From Latin cotylēdōn, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”), from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup”).