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cotton

[kot-n] / ˈkɒt n /
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understand
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Microgreens are simply the cotyledons or seed leaves, that first emerge from a seed when it germinates.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

It typically grows there until the first true leaves appear, although robust growers may be ready for the next step when they still have only seed leaves, or cotyledons.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

Flowering plants were previously classified by the number of seed leaves, or cotyledons, in their embryos.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Flowering plants are divided into two major groups, according to the structure of the cotyledons, pollen grains, and other structures.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Seeds spherical and cotyledons conduplicate, as in Brassica.—Annuals or biennials.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa




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