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epicotyl

/ep-i-kot-l, ep-i-kot-l/US // ˌɛp ɪˈkɒt l, ˈɛp ɪˌkɒt l //UK // (ˌɛpɪˈkɒtɪl) //

上皮细胞,上胚轴,上半部份,上半部分

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : that part of the stem above the cotyledons.

Examples

  • The pea cotyledons were left down in the soil, the epicotyl alone pushing up to the surface.

  • That part of the plant above the cotyledons is known as the plumule or epicotyl (meaning above the cotyledons).