epicotylar

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adjective

Located above the cotyledons.

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Meanings

adjectiveepicotylar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyLocated above the cotyledons.

    The basipetally differentiating epicotylar vasculature and the root-hypocotyl-cotyledon vasculature are ontogenetically separate and establish connection just below the cotyledons.

    1984, Journal of Plant Anatomy and Morphology, volumes 1-2, page 77
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    Shoots regenerated from epicotylar end were selected on kanamycin (50 mg/L) and the shoots derived from the axillary bud primordia of cotyledonary node failed to survive on kanamycin.

    2013, Pawan K. Jaiwal, Rana P. Singh, Applied Genetics of Leguminosae Biotechnology, page 78
  2. not comparablebiologyRelating to the epicotyl.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
epicotyledonary

Origin

From epi- + cotylar.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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