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hypocotyl definition

hypo·cotyl (hī′pō kät′'l, hip′ō-)

noun

the part of the axis, or stem, below the cotyledons in the embryo of a plant

Etymology: hypo- + cotyl(edon)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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