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Cotyledon vs Macrocephalous - What's the difference?

cotyledon | macrocephalous |

As a noun cotyledon

is (botany) the leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

As a adjective macrocephalous is

having a large head.

cotyledon

English

(wikipedia cotyledon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

    • Synonyms

    * seed leaf

    Derived terms

    () * monocotyledon * dicotyledon * hypocotyl * epicotyl

    macrocephalous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a large head.
  • Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.
    • (Webster 1913)