Usually means: Protective sheath covering young shoot.
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  3. coleoptile: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. coleoptile: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. Coleoptile: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (coleoptile)

▸ noun:  (botany) A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.

Similar:
ocrea, coleorhiza, sheath, leafsheath, ochrea, leaf sheath, cotyledon, coleorrhiza, tooth, elytron, more...

Opposite:
hypocotyl, radicle, plumule

Types:
monocot, dicot, angiosperm, gymnosperm, conifer, legume, more...

Adjectives:
decapitated, intact, etiolated, avena, young, long, entire, normal, purple, protective, detipped

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Similar:
ocrea, coleorhiza, sheath, leafsheath, ochrea, leaf sheath, cotyledon, coleorrhiza, tooth, elytron, more...

Opposite:
hypocotyl, radicle, plumule

Types:
monocot, dicot, angiosperm, gymnosperm, conifer, legume, more...

Adjectives:
decapitated, intact, etiolated, avena, young, long, entire, normal, purple, protective, detipped



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