Preferred Label : cotyledon;
MeSH definition : A part of the embryo in a seed plant. The number of cotyledons is an important feature
in classifying plants. In seeds without an endosperm, they store food which is used
in germination. In some plants, they emerge above the soil surface and become the
first photosynthetic leaves. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990);
MeSH synonym : seed leave; seed leaves; leave, seed; leaves, seed; seed leaf; leaf, seed; cotyledons;
CISMeF synonym : seed leafs; leafs, seed;
MeSH hyponym : coleoptile; Coleoptiles;
MeSH annotation : coordinate with specific plant;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotyledon;
Origin ID : D018548;
UMLS CUI : C0242769;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A part of the embryo in a seed plant. The number of cotyledons is an important feature
in classifying plants. In seeds without an endosperm, they store food which is used
in germination. In some plants, they emerge above the soil surface and become the
first photosynthetic leaves. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
