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acotyledon
CIDE DICTIONARY
acotyledon, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + anything cup-shaped. See Cotyledon.].
A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acotyledon, n. a plant with no distinct seed-leaves.
Derivative
acotyledonous adj.
Etymology
mod.L acotyledones pl. (as A-(1), COTYLEDON)
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