Meanings
nountricotyledon (plural tricotyledons)
plural tricotyledons
- biologyA plant whose seedling has three cotyledons
Origin
From tri- (“three”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).
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Rhymes with tricotyledon
SwedenedenWhedonBreedenPedencotyledonacotyledonboustrophedondicotyledonmicrocotyledonmonocotyledonpolycotyledonreeden
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tricotyledon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricotyledon
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“tricotyledon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricotyledon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tricotyledon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricotyledon.
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