epicotyl

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noun

In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.

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Meanings

nounepicotyl (plural epicotyls)

plural epicotyls

  1. biologyIn plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

epicotyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicotyl

MLA

“epicotyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicotyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicotyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicotyl.

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