cotyledon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin cotylēdōn, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”), from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup”).
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cotyledons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
coconut cotyledon · polycotyledon · polycotyledonary · acotyledon · cotyledonary · dicotyledon · cotyledonoid · cotyledonal · epicotyl · cotyledonous · microcotyledon · monocotyledon · hypocotyl · tricotyledon
Synonyms
Translations (23)
ro cotiledon (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · ca cotilèdon (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · th ใบเลี้ยง (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · de Keimblatt (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · ru семядо́ля (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · fi sirkkalehti (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · is kímblað (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · ko 떡잎 (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · sh supka (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · hu sziklevél (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · nl zaadlob (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · kaa bu'rtik (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · pt cotilédone (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · fr cotylédon (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · gl cotiledón (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · haw pepeiao (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · el κοτυληδόνα (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · ja 子葉 (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · it cotiledone (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · es cotiledón (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · pl liścień (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · cy had-ddeilen (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) · tl bindahon (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant)