Definition of Coleoptiles

1. Noun. (plural of coleoptile) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coleoptiles

1. coleoptile [n] - See also: coleoptile

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coleoptiles

coleoids
coleopter
coleopteral
coleopteran
coleopterans
coleoptericin
coleopterist
coleopterists
coleopteroid
coleopterologist
coleopterology
coleopterous
coleopters
coleoptile
coleoptiles (current term)
coleoptosis
coleorhiza
coleorhizae
coleotomy
coles
coleseed
coleseeds
coleslaw
coleslaws
colessee
colessees
colessor
colessors
colestaff

Literary usage of Coleoptiles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1890)
"Oat grains germinated in the dark have vertical coleoptiles which are yellowish ... When germinated in a space with one sided light, the coleoptiles grow ..."

2. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Hager, A.; Biber, W. (1984) Functional and regulatory properties of H pumps at the tonoplast and plasma membranes of Zea mays coleoptiles. ..."

3. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"... 120, 232 Cold tolerance 59 coleoptiles 220 Colletotrichum graminicola 119 Colletotrichum lindemuthianum 185, 224 Comparisons 19, 136 Complementation 38, ..."

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