cotyledon
/ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/US/ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən/
cotyledon noun: each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
Noun
cotyledon (plural cotyledons)
- Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
- Forced to apply animal findings to humans, his human womb also had cotyledons like a dog's.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 72
- The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.
- Synonyms:
- seed leaf
cotyledon meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Thai
cotyledon in Tamil
- கரு, சினைக்கொடி இணைப்பு முட்டு, சூல்வித்தகம், வித்திலை, விதையிலை
cotyledon in Kannada
- ಬಿತ್ತಿನ ಎಲೆ, ಮೊಳಕೆ ಎಲೆ, ಅಂಕುರ ಪರ್ಣ
cotyledon in Tagalog
- leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant
- bindahon
cotyledon in Thai
- leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant
- ใบเลี้ยง bai-líiang
Synonyms of cotyledon
Forms of cotyledon
| plural | cotyledons |
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Origin of cotyledon
From Latin cotylēdōn, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”), from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup”).
Words formed from cotyledon
Words that rhyme with cotyledon
- eden
- Breeden
- Sweden
- dicotyledon
- acotyledon
- boustrophedon
- microcotyledon
- monocotyledon
- Peden
- polycotyledon
- readen
- reeden
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Questions about cotyledon
- What does cotyledon mean?
- Cotyledon means each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
- What is cotyledon in Tamil?
- Cotyledon in Tamil is கரு, சினைக்கொடி இணைப்பு முட்டு, சூல்வித்தகம். See Cotyledon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cotyledon?
- Cotyledon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cotyledon?
- Cotyledon is pronounced /ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cotyledon?
- The plural of cotyledon is cotyledons.
Words near cotyledon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cotyledon (page history and authors); cotyledon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cotyledon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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