Cotyledon (disambiguation)
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A cotyledon
Cotyledon
A cotyledon , is a significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant. Upon germination, the cotyledon may become the embryonic first leaves of a seedling. The number of cotyledons present is one characteristic used by botanists to classify the flowering plants...

is a significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant.

Cotyledon may also refer to:
  • Chondrosea cotyledon
    Chondrosea cotyledon
    Chondrosea cotyledon, the Pyramidal Saxifrage, occurs in the mountains of Europe and has rosettes about across of tongue-shaped leaves, beaded but not toothed. In May or June the tall panicles of white flowers, branched and pyramidal in outline, may reach 2'. It is one of Norway's two national...

    , an encrusted saxifrage
  • Cotyledon (genus)
    Cotyledon (genus)
    Cotyledon is a genus of the Crassulaceae family. Plants in the genus occur in the Arabian peninsula and throughout the drier parts of Africa, but mainly in Southern Africa....

    , a genus in the Crassulaceae family
  • Cotyledon (alga), a genus of alga
  • Cotyledon (placenta), a part of the anatomy of mammals
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