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| ep·i·cot·yl [ éppi kòtt'l ] (plural ep·i·cot·yls) |
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part of a plant embryo: the tip of a plant embryo above the embryonic leaves cotyledons that gives rise to the stem of the new plant
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| [Late 19th century. <epi- + Greek kotulē "cup, socket"] |
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