Cotyledon

Morpheme

Cotyledon

Type

free base

Denotation

cup-shaped cavity

Etymology

Latin cotylēdōn; Ancient Greek kotylēdōn, from kotylē

Evidence

acotyledon, cotyledon, cotyledonal, cotyledonary, cotyledonoid, cotyledonous, cotyledons, dicotyledon, microcotyledon, monocotyledon, polycotyledon, tricotyledon

Notes

<n> does not double because the stress falls on the second syllable

See Also

Cotyl(e) [Cotyle, Cotyl], Kotyle