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Cotyledon

//ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.

    "Forced to apply animal findings to humans, his human womb also had cotyledons like a dog's."

  2. 2
    embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants wordnet
  3. 3
    The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

Etymology

From Latin cotylēdōn, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”), from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup”).

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