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Cotyledon vs Syncotyledonous - What's the difference?

cotyledon | syncotyledonous |

As a noun cotyledon

is cotyledon.

As an adjective syncotyledonous is

(botany) having united cotyledons.

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

    syncotyledonous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Having united cotyledons.
    • (Webster 1913)