Associations to the word «Cotyledon»

Wiktionary

COTYLEDON, noun. (botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

Dictionary definition

COTYLEDON, noun. Embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke