| acotyledon | <botany> A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants. See: Cotyledon. Origin: Gr. Priv. + anything cup-shaped. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| acotyledonous | <botany> Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |