Definition of Epicotyl

1. Noun. (botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons. ¹

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Definition of Epicotyl

1. a part of a plant embryo [n -S]

Medical Definition of Epicotyl

1. The first shoot of a plant embryo or seedling, above the point of insertion of the cotyledon. Can be relatively long in some etiolated seedlings. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epicotyl

epicondylic
epicondylitis
epicondylus
epicondylus lateralis humeri
epicondylus lateralis ossis femoris
epicondylus medialis humeri
epicondylus medialis ossis femoris
epicontinental
epicoracoid
epicoracoids
epicorium
epicormic
epicortical
epicortisol
epicortisols
epicotyl (current term)
epicotyls
epicrania
epicranial
epicranial aponeurosis
epicranial muscle
epicranium
epicranius muscle
epicrises
epicrisis
epicritic
epicritic sensibility
epics
epictetain
epicure

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