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SEED LEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seed leaf mean? 

SEED LEAF (noun)
  The noun SEED LEAF has 1 sense:

1. embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plantsplay

  Familiarity information: SEED LEAF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEED LEAF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cotyledon; seed leaf

Hypernyms ("seed leaf" is a kind of...):

cataphyll (a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development)


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