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<botany> Modified leaf (seed leaf), found as part of the embryo in seeds, involved in either storage or absorption of food reserves. Dicotyledonous seeds contain two, monocotyledonous seeds only one. May appear above ground and show photosynthetic activity in the seedling.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
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