acotyledon: Meaning and Definition of

a•cot•y•le•don

Pronunciation: (ā'kot"l-ēd'n, ā-kot"-), [key]
— n.
  1. a plant without cotyledons, therefore one belonging to a group lower than the seed plants.
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