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Cotyledon

Noun CEFR B2
ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən

Definitions

  1. Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
  2. The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

Equivalents

Españolcotiledón
Françaiscotylédon
DeutschKeimblatt
15 more languages
العربيةالنّبتةفلقة
Ελληνικάκοτυληδόνα
Suomialkeislehtisirkkalehti
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻipepeiao
עבריתפסיג
Íslenskakímblað
Italianocotiledone
日本語双葉子葉
한국어떡잎
Nederlandszaadlob
Polskiliścień
Portuguêscotilédone
Românăcotiledon
Русскийсемядо́ля
ไทยใบเลี้ยง

Examples

“Forced to apply⟳ animal findings to humans, his human womb also had cotyledons like⟳ a dog's.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cotyledonoid Cotyledons cotyledoside cotyloid cavity cotylosaur cotype

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