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seed leaf

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seed leaf
n.
See cotyledon.

seed leaf
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the nontechnical name for cotyledon

seed leaf
See cotyledon.
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Noun1.seed leaf - embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plantsseed leaf - embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
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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Albie is in front by a short head at the moment and his early sowing is progressing just beyond the seed leaf stage.
Seeds can be started in the dark, but watch them carefully and move to the light as soon as you can see the seed leaf forming - though leeks and onions take no harm from being left in the dark and stretching a bit.
A member of Monoctyledonae would have one seed leaf when it sprouts.
 
 
 
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