ACOTYLEDON

Etymology

Noun

acotyledon (plural acotyledons)

(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.

Source: Wiktionary


A*cot`y*le"don (#; 277), n. Etym: [Gr. Cotyledon.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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