epicotyledonary

English

Adjective

epicotyledonary (not comparable)

1. (botany) Synonym of epicotylar
   • 1904, Ceylon Journal of Science: Botany, volume 2, page 209:

     Seedling showing median length for hypocotyl and long epicotyledonary stem without leaf rudiments […]

   • 1930, Journal of Agricultural Research, page 379:

     The fractures in the epicotyledonary region differ somewhat in general appearance, but all produce the same result — the plumule fails to develop and finally becomes detached from the rest of the epicotyl.

   • 1976, The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, page 10:

     A day later epicotyledonary meristem or shoot apex is initiated […]

Related terms

• cotyledon
• epicotyl