coleoptile

UK/kɒliːˈɒptɪl/

coleoptile noun: a pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.

Noun

coleoptile (plural coleoptiles)

A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.
- This kinetic scheme was proposed to account for the observed responses of Avena coleoptiles, and it was thought that it could also be applied to the phototropic responses of corn coleoptiles.1965, Barbara Ann Koch, Phototropic responses of corn coleoptiles

coleoptile meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Persian

coleoptile in Tamil

முளைத்தண்டுக்கவசம், விதைக்குருத்துறை, முனைத்தண்டுக்கவசம்

coleoptile in Tagalog

in botany, a pointed sheath: kalubsuloy

coleoptile in Persian

in botany, a pointed sheath: ساقهپوش sâqe-puš

Forms of coleoptile

plural	coleoptiles

Origin of coleoptile

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + the English -ptile (“leaf”) – the suffix representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon) – probably after the French coléoptile.

Questions about coleoptile

What does coleoptile mean?: Coleoptile means a pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.
What is coleoptile in Tamil?: Coleoptile in Tamil is முளைத்தண்டுக்கவசம், விதைக்குருத்துறை, முனைத்தண்டுக்கவசம். See Coleoptile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coleoptile?: Coleoptile is a noun.
How do you pronounce coleoptile?: Coleoptile is pronounced /kɒliːˈɒptɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of coleoptile?: The plural of coleoptile is coleoptiles.

Words near coleoptile in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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