n. [ Gr.&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a cupshaped hollow, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Cotyle. ]
☞ Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have several. In one African plant (
a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cotyledon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a cotyledon; tufted;
a. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon or cotyledons; having a seed lobe. [ 1913 Webster ]