coleoptile
See also: coléoptile
English
editEtymology
editA classical compound of the Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + the English -ptile (“leaf”) – the suffix representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon) – probably after the French coléoptile.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒliːˈɒptɪl/
Noun
editcoleoptile (plural coleoptiles)
- (botany) A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.
- 1965, Barbara Ann Koch, Phototropic responses of corn coleoptiles:
- This kinetic scheme was proposed to account for the observed responses of Avena coleoptiles, and it was thought that it could also be applied to the phototropic responses of corn coleoptiles.
Related terms
editTranslations
editin botany, a pointed sheath
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Further reading
edit- coleoptile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
editEtymology
editBased on Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).
Noun
editcoleoptile m (plural coleoptili)
- coleoptile
- Synonym: coleottile
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