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Micropyle vs Cotyledon - What's the difference?

micropyle | cotyledon |

As nouns the difference between micropyle and cotyledon

is that micropyle is (botany) in seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum while cotyledon is cotyledon.

micropyle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.

    • Anagrams

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    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