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  • noun Plural form of cotyledon.

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  • In cows, and other ruminating animals, the internal surface of the uterus is unequal like hollow cups, which have been called cotyledons; and into these cavities the prominencies of the numerous placentas, with which the fetus of those animals is furnished, are inserted, and strictly adhere; though they may be extracted without effusion of blood.

    Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe, also referred to as the kernel, has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of [[dicot]] plants.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

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