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- noun Plural form of
cotyledon .
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In cows, and other ruminating animals, the internal surface of the uterus is unequal like hollow cups, which have been called cotyledons; and into these cavities the prominencies of the numerous placentas, with which the fetus of those animals is furnished, are inserted, and strictly adhere; though they may be extracted without effusion of blood.
Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of
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The seed inside the drupe, also referred to as the kernel, has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of [[dicot]] plants.
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The seed inside the drupe has two cotyledons, which is characteristic of dicot plants, and is white and meaty before roasting
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