polycotyledon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɒlɪˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē kot′l ēd′n)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•cot•y•le•don  (pol′ē kot′l ēd′n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya plant having more than two cotyledons, as certain gymnosperms.
  • poly- + cotyledon 1750–60
pol′y•cot′y•le′don•ous, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polycotyledon / ˌpɒlɪˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/, polycot / ˈpɒlɪˌkɒt/
  1. any of various plants, esp gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons
ˌpolyˌcotyˈledonous
'polycotyledon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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