cotyledon, seed leaf
(noun) embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cotyledon (plural cotyledons)
(physiology) Each of the patches of vili on the foetal chorion of ruminants and some other mammals.
(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.
• seed leaf
Source: Wiktionary
Cot`y*le"don (kt`-l"dn), n. Etym: [Gr.Cotyle.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.
Note: Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have several. In one African plant (Welwitschia) the cotyledons are permanent and grow to immense proportions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
