κοτυληδών

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Ultimately from κοτύλη (kotúlē, cup).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κοτῠληδών (kotulēdṓnf (genitive κοτῠληδόνος); third declension

  1. any cup shaped hollow or cavity
  2. hollow of a cup
  3. (anatomy) socket of the hip joint
  4. navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris)
  5. (in the plural) suckers on the arms of the octopus
  6. (in the plural) cotyledons, foetal and uterine vascolar connections

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: cotyledon
  • Italian: cotiledone
  • Translingual: Cotyledon

References

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