Cotyledon
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Read about Cotyledon in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Seed-leaf; the primary leaf or leaves in the embryo; in some plants the cotyledon always remains in the seed-coats and in others (as bean) it emerges on germination.
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A seedling of Maritime Pine with eight cotyledons
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