Definition of Coleorhiza

1. n. A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle.

Definition of Coleorhiza

1. [n -ZAE]

Medical Definition of Coleorhiza

1. Closed hollow cylinder or sheath of leaf like tissue surrounding and protecting the radicle (young root) in grass seedlings. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coleorhiza

coleocele
Coleonyx
coleoptera
Coleoptera
coleopteran
coleopterans
coleoptericin
coleopterist
coleopterists
coleopterous
coleoptile
coleoptile
coleoptiles
coleoptosis
coleorhiza (current term)
coleorhiza (current term)
coleorhizae
coleotomy
Coleridge
Coleridgean
Coleridgian
coles
coleseed
coleseeds
coleslaw
coleslaws
colessee
colessees
colessor
colessors

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