polycotyledon

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polycotyledon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Polycotyledon \Pol`y*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Poly- + cotyledon: cf.
     F. polycotyl['e]done.] (Bot.)
     A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the
     seed. -- Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*ous, a.
     [1913 Webster]