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Etymology of the English word epicotyl

the English word epicotyl
using the English prefix epi-
derived from the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the English word cotyledon
derived from the Latin word cotyledon (plant, navelwort)
derived from the Greek word kotuledon, κοτυληδών (cup-shaped hollow)
derived from the Greek word kotule, κοτύλη
derived from the Greek word kotule, κοτύλη

Date

The earliest known usage of epicotyl in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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