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from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling the hypocotyl or hypocotyledonous stem.
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Dyer wrote: "One peculiar feature in the germinating embryo is a lateral hypocotyledonary process, which eventually serves as an absorbent organ, by which the nutriment of the endosperm is conveyed to the seedling.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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