Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicotylar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epi-coty-lar
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located above the cotyledons.

adj

Relating to the epicotyl.

Example Sentences

"The basipetally differentiating epicotylar vasculature and the root-hypocotyl-cotyledon vasculature are ontogenetically separate and establish connection just below the cotyledons."
"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."

Etymology

From epi- + cotylar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi

Questions

What does epicotylar mean?: Located above the cotyledons.
Where does epicotylar come from?: From epi- + cotylar.

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