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suspensor

/suh-spen-ser/US // səˈspɛn sər //UK // (səˈspɛnsə) //

悬挂器,吊架,悬吊器,悬架

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a suspensory ligament, bandage, etc.
    • : Botany. a cellular structure, developed along with the embryo in seed-bearing plants, that bears the embryo at its apex and by elongation carries the embryo to its food source.

Examples

  • The embryo e, with its suspensor, is contained in the sac, the radicle pointing to the micropyle m.

  • The first root and the stem arise from the cells next the suspensor.