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Webster 1913 Edition


Polycotyledon

Polˊy-cotˊy-le′don

,
Noun.
[
Poly-
+
cotyledon
: cf. F.
polycotylédone
.]
(Bot.)
A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed.
Polˊy-cotˊy-led′on-ous
(#)
,
Adj.

Webster 1828 Edition


Polycotyledon

POLYCOTYL'EDON

,
Noun.
[Gr. many, and a cavity.] In botany, a plant that has many or more than two cotyledons or lobes to the seed.

Definition 2024


polycotyledon

polycotyledon

English

Noun

polycotyledon (plural polycotyledons)

  1. (botany) A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed.

References

  • polycotyledon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913