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Meaning of Cotyledon | Babel Free

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

العربية النّبتة فلقة
Deutsch Keimblatt
Ελληνικά κοτυληδόνα
Español cotiledón
Suomi alkeislehti sirkkalehti
Français cotylédon
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi pepeiao
עברית פסיג
Íslenska kímblað
Italiano cotiledone
日本語 双葉 子葉
한국어 떡잎
Nederlands zaadlob
Polski liścień
Português cotilédone
Română cotiledon
Русский семядо́ля
ไทย ใบเลี้ยง

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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