| COTYLAE | • cotylae n. Plural of cotyla. • COTYLE n. (Greek) an ancient Greek cup. |
| COTYLE | • cotyle n. (Chiefly historical) Alternative form of kotyle, cantharus, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup. • cotyle n. (Historical) A unit of Greek liquid measure. • cotyle n. (Historical) Synonym of hemina, a unit of Roman liquid measure equivalent to about 0.27 L. |
| COTYLEDON | • cotyledon n. (Physiology) Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals. • cotyledon n. (Botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves… • COTYLEDON n. an embryonic leaf within a seed which may act as a food reserve or which may grow and photosynthesize. |
| COTYLEDONAL | • cotyledonal adj. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon. • COTYLEDONAL adj. like a cotyledon. |
| COTYLEDONARY | • cotyledonary adj. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon. • COTYLEDONARY adj. relating to or having cotyledons, also COTYLEDONOUS. |
| COTYLEDONOID | • COTYLEDONOID adj. in the form of a cotyledon. |
| COTYLEDONOUS | • cotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon. • COTYLEDONOUS adj. relating to or having cotyledons, also COTYLEDONARY. |
| COTYLEDONS | • cotyledons n. Plural of cotyledon. • COTYLEDON n. an embryonic leaf within a seed which may act as a food reserve or which may grow and photosynthesize. |
| COTYLES | • cotyles n. Plural of cotyle. • COTYLE n. (Greek) an ancient Greek cup. |
| COTYLIFORM | • cotyliform adj. (Botany) Having the form of a cup. • COTYLIFORM adj. disc-shaped with a raised rim. |
| COTYLOID | • cotyloid adj. (Anatomy) Shaped like a cup. • cotyloid adj. (Anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity. • COTYLOID adj. cup-shaped. |
| COTYLOIDAL | • COTYLOIDAL n. a small bone forming part of the acetabular cavity in some mammals, also COTYLOID. |
| COTYLOIDALS | • COTYLOIDAL n. a small bone forming part of the acetabular cavity in some mammals, also COTYLOID. |
| COTYLOIDS | • COTYLOID n. the cavity which receives the head of the thigh bone. |
| COTYLOSAUR | • cotylosaur n. (Paleontology, dated) A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest… • COTYLOSAUR n. an extinct primitive reptile with massive body and short legs. |
| COTYLOSAURS | • cotylosaurs n. Plural of cotylosaur. • COTYLOSAUR n. an extinct primitive reptile with massive body and short legs. |
| COTYPE | • cotype n. (Taxonomy, dated) A syntype or paratype. • COTYPE n. a taxonomic type. |
| COTYPES | • cotypes n. Plural of cotype. • COTYPE n. a taxonomic type. |