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coleoptiles

coleoptiles is the plural of coleoptile.

Meaning of coleoptile

Noun

coleoptile (plural coleoptiles)

  1. 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

Questions about coleoptiles

What is coleoptiles the plural of?
Coleoptiles is the plural of coleoptile.

Words near coleoptiles in the dictionary

  1. coleopterology
  2. coleopterous
  3. coleopters
  4. coleoptilar
  5. coleoptile
  6. coleoptiles
  7. coleorhiza
  8. coleorhizae
  9. coleorhizal
  10. coleorrhiza
  11. coleorrhizae

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