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cotyledon

/ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
cotyle-don
IPA
/ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.

noun

The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin cotylēdōn, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”), from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κοτυληδών

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən/
  • British English: /ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

cotyledons (plural)

Derived Forms

acotyledon cotyledonal cotyledonary cotyledonoid cotyledonous dicotyledon epicotyl hypocotyl microcotyledon monocotyledon polycotyledon polycotyledonary

Phrases

coconut cotyledon

Synonyms

seed leaf

Rhymes With

sweden eden whedon breeden peden boustrophedon acotyledon monocotyledon dicotyledon polycotyledon reeden tricotyledon

Questions

How do you pronounce cotyledon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən/.
What does cotyledon mean?
Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
Where does cotyledon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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