cotyledo

Dutch

Alternative forms

• cotyledon

Etymology

Borrowed from French cotylédon, from Latin cotyledon, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cavity”) from Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē); cognate with cotyl, English cotyledon, German Kotyledone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː.ti.leː.doː/
• Hyphenation: co‧ty‧le‧do

Noun

cotyledo n (plural cotyledonen or cotyledones, diminutive cotyledootje n)

1. (botany) a cotyledon, early leaf developed by a seed plant's embryo
2. a cotyledon, placental lobule

Synonyms

• (botany): zaadlob, cotyl