of an embryo or seedling, the part of the plant axis below the cotyledon and node, but above the root. It marks the transition from root to stem development.
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The hypocotyl (short for `hypocotyledonous stem`, meaning `below seed leaf`) is the stem of a germinating seedling, found below the cotyledons (seed leaves) and above the radicle (root). ==Dicots== As the plant embryo grows at germination, it sends out a shoot called a radicle that becomes the primary root and penetrates down into the soil. Af...
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(from the article `angiosperm`) ...and minerals from the roots and food from the site of synthesis to areas where it is to be used. The main stem of a plant is continuous with the ... ...future of each of the zones of the embryo can be specified. Four cells of the octant group will ultimately produce the seed leaves (cotyledons) ... ...
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<plant biology> Part of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling between the point of insertion of the cotyledon and the top of the radicle (root). In some etiolated seedlings, the hypocotyl is greatly extended. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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The stem of the embryo or young seedling below the cotyledons.
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Part of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling between the point of insertion of the cotyledon(s) and the top of the radicle (root). In some etiolated seedlings, the hypocotyl is greatly extended.
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That part of the caulicle lying below the cotyledons.
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hypocotyl The part of the stem of an embryo, or young seedling, below the cotyledons. As the plant embryo grows at germination, it sends out a shoot called a radicle that becomes the primary root and penetrates down into the soil. After emergence of the radicle, the hypocotyl emerges and lifts the growing tip (usually including the seed coat) abov...
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The part of the Stem of a seedling below the cotyledons.
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the part of a plant embryo directly below the cotyledons, forming a connection with the radicle. See diag. under
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