Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protective sheath enclosing the shoot tip and embryonic leaves of grasses.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
coleophyl .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany A
pointed sheath thatprotects theemerging shoot inmonocotyledons such asoats andgrasses .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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(B) Effect of BL on coleoptile and root elongation in XA21 and BiP3 ox/XA21 seedlings.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chang-Jin Park et al. 2010
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(B) Effect of BL on coleoptile and root elongation in Kit and BiP3 ox seedlings.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chang-Jin Park et al. 2010
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(B) Effect of BL on coleoptile and root elongation in Kit and BiP3 ox seedlings.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chang-Jin Park et al. 2010
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(B) Effect of BL on coleoptile and root elongation in XA21 and BiP3 ox/XA21 seedlings.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chang-Jin Park et al. 2010
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One problem a grower can encounter with planting early is that the soil is too warm, which can keep the coleoptile from extending, the agronomist said.
High Plains Journal 2008
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Action actinomycin D auxin-induced growth Avena coleoptile section
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Activation of Avena coleoptile cell wall glycosidases by hydrogen ions and auxin
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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