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embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
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A cotyledon (Greek: κωτυλυδών) is a significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant. Upon germination, the cotyledon usually becomes the embryonic first leaves of a seedling. The number of cotyledons present is one characteristic used by botanists to classify the flowering plants (angiosperms). Species with one cotyledon are called monocotyledonous and placed in the Class Liliopsida. ...
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The hard outer case of the seed which holds the embryo (baby part of the plant) and gives it a food supply.
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one of the first pair of leaves in an embryo, seen following germination (seed leaf)
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[Greek, kotyle = a deep cup] In the embryos of seed plants, the "seed leaves," in which nutrients arestored for use after germination.
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