Etymology

polycotyledonary

Today it means: Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite patches, or cotyledons. Full definition →

English cotyledon ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishcotyledon
  6. English todaypolycotyledonary

From poly- + cotyledon + -ary.

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