- Concept UI
- M0027811
- Scope Note
- A part of the embryo in a seed plant. The number of cotyledons is an important feature in classifying plants. In seeds without an endosperm, they store food which is used in germination. In some plants, they emerge above the soil surface and become the first photosynthetic leaves. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
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Cotyledon
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Term UI
T055214
Date01/01/1999
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NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1995)
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Cotyledons
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T055213
Date01/14/1994
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NON
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NLM (1995)
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Seed Leaf
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T055216
Date12/02/1993
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NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1995)
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Seed Leaves
Term UI
T055215
Date01/14/1994
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1995)