coleoptile

See also: coléoptile

English

Etymology

A 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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒliːˈɒptɪl/

Noun

coleoptile (plural coleoptiles)

1. (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

• coleoptilar

Translations

in botany, a pointed sheath

• Catalan: coleòptil m
• French: coléoptile (fr) m
• Italian: coleoptile m
• Japanese: 子葉鞘 (しようしょう, shiyōshō)
• Persian: ساقه‌پوش (fa) (sâqe-puš)
• Spanish: coleóptilo m
• Tagalog: kalubsuloy

Further reading

• coleoptile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Based on Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).

Noun

coleoptile m (plural coleoptili)

1. coleoptile

   Synonym: coleottile