coleoptile

See also: coléoptile

English

Etymology

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + the English -ptile (“leaf”) – the suffix representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon) – probably after the French coléoptile.

Pronunciation

Noun

coleoptile (plural coleoptiles)

  1. (botany) A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses

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Italian

Etymology

Based on Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).

Noun

coleoptile m (plural coleoptili)

  1. coleoptile

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