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tricotyledon

tricotyledon noun: a plant whose seedling has three cotyledons.

Noun

tricotyledon (plural tricotyledons)

  1. A plant whose seedling has three cotyledons

Forms of tricotyledon

pluraltricotyledons

Origin of tricotyledon

From tri- (“three”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).

Words that rhyme with tricotyledon

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Questions about tricotyledon

What does tricotyledon mean?
Tricotyledon means a plant whose seedling has three cotyledons.
What part of speech is tricotyledon?
Tricotyledon is a noun.
What is the plural of tricotyledon?
The plural of tricotyledon is tricotyledons.

Words near tricotyledon in the dictionary

  1. tricotines
  2. tricotomize
  3. tricotomized
  4. tricotomy
  5. tricots
  6. tricotyledon
  7. tricotyledonous
  8. tricotyledons
  9. tricotée
  10. tricotées
  11. tricouni

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