epicotylar en · ADJ
Etymology
From epi- + cotylar.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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:
- (not-comparable) Relating to the epicotyl.