cotyledon

See also: cotylédon

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑt.l.ˈiːd.n/

Etymology

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

Noun

cotyledon ‎(plural cotyledons)

1. (botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

Synonyms

• seed leaf

Derived terms

monocotyledon dicotyledon

hypocotyl epicotyl

Translations

leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant

• Finnish: sirkkalehti (fi)
• French: cotylédon (fr) m
• German: Keimblatt (de) n
• Italian: cotiledone (it) m
• Japanese: 子葉 (ja) ‎(しよう, shiyō)
• Karakalpak: bu'rtik

• Korean: 떡잎 (ko) ‎(tteog-ip)
• Polish: liścień (pl) m
• Portuguese: cotilédone (pt) m
• Romanian: cotiledon (ro) n
• Serbo-Croatian: supka (sh) f
• Spanish: cotiledón (es) m
• Tagalog: bindahon