- coleoptilum
- co·le·op·ti·lum
English syllables. 2014.
coleoptilum
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coleoptilum — noun see coleoptile … Useful english dictionary
coleoptile — noun Etymology: New Latin coleoptilum, from Greek koleon + ptilon down; akin to Greek pteron Date: circa 1866 the first leaf of a monocotyledon forming a protective sheath about the plumule … New Collegiate Dictionary
coleoptile — /koh lee op til, kol ee /, n. Bot. (in grasses) the first leaf above the ground, forming a sheath around the stem tip. [1865 70; < NL coleoptilum < Gk koleó(n) sheath, scabbard + ptílon soft feathers, down] * * * … Universalium
κολεόπτιλο — το βοτ. μεμβρανώδες ή σαρκώδες περίβλημα που καλύπτει κυρίως το βλαστίδιο τών αγρωστωδών. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. coleoptile < νεολατ. coleoptilum < coleo (πρβλ. κολεο < κολεόν) + ptilum (< πτίλον)] … Dictionary of Greek
coleoptile — co•le•op•tile [[t]ˌkoʊ liˈɒp tɪl, ˌkɒl i [/t]] n. bot (in grasses) the first leaf above the ground, forming a sheath around the stem tip • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL coleoptilum < Gk koleó(n) sheath +ptílon soft feathers … From formal English to slang
coleoptile — /kɒliˈɒptaɪl/ (say kolee optuyl) noun (in grasses) the first leaf above the ground, forming a sheath round the stem tip. {New Latin coleoptilum, from Greek koleos sheath + ptilon soft feathers, down} …
coleoptile — [kō΄lē äp′til, käl΄ēäp′til] n. [ModL coleoptilum < Gr koleos, sheath + ptilon, feather, prob. < IE * pti , var. of base * pet : see FEATHER] the tubular protective sheath which surrounds the young shoot in the germinating grass seed … English World dictionary
