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epicotylar

epicotylar adjective: located above the cotyledons.

Adjective

epicotylar (not comparable)

  1. Located above the cotyledons.
    • The basipetally differentiating epicotylar vasculature and the root-hypocotyl-cotyledon vasculature are ontogenetically separate and establish connection just below the cotyledons.1984, Journal of Plant Anatomy and Morphology, volumes 1-2, page 77
    • Shoots regenerated from epicotylar end were selected on kanamycin (50 mg/L) and the shoots derived from the axillary bud primordia of cotyledonary node failed to survive on kanamycin.2013, Pawan K. Jaiwal, Rana P. Singh, Applied Genetics of Leguminosae Biotechnology, page 78
  2. Relating to the epicotyl.

Origin of epicotylar

From epi- + cotylar.

Questions about epicotylar

What does epicotylar mean?
Epicotylar means located above the cotyledons.
What part of speech is epicotylar?
Epicotylar is an adjective.

Words near epicotylar in the dictionary

  1. epicortices
  2. epicortisol
  3. epicortisols
  4. epicosity
  5. epicotyl
  6. epicotylar
  7. epicotyledonary
  8. epicotyls
  9. epicrania
  10. epicranial
  11. epicranial aponeurosis

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