polycotyledonary en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English cotyledon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English polycotyledonary From poly- + cotyledon + -ary.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite patches, or cotyledons.