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hypocotyl

hypocotyl noun: in plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.

Noun

hypocotyl (plural hypocotyls)

  1. In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.

hypocotyl meaning in Tamil

hypocotyl in Tamil

முளைவேர் அடி, வித்திலைக்கீழ்த்தண்டு, ஹைபோக்காட்டில்

Forms of hypocotyl

pluralhypocotyls

Origin of hypocotyl

Shortening of hypo- + cotyledon

Questions about hypocotyl

What does hypocotyl mean?
Hypocotyl means in plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.
What is hypocotyl in Tamil?
Hypocotyl in Tamil is முளைவேர் அடி, வித்திலைக்கீழ்த்தண்டு, ஹைபோக்காட்டில். See Hypocotyl meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypocotyl?
Hypocotyl is a noun.
What is the plural of hypocotyl?
The plural of hypocotyl is hypocotyls.

Words near hypocotyl in the dictionary

  1. hypocortisolemia
  2. hypocortisolemic
  3. hypocortisolism
  4. hypocortisoluria
  5. hypocostal
  6. hypocotyl
  7. hypocotylar
  8. hypocotyledonary
  9. hypocotylous
  10. hypocotyls
  11. hypocracy

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