子叶

子葉
zǐyè
(botany) cotyledon; seed leaf

CEDICT

  1. (botany) cotyledon
  2. cotyledon

Wiktionary

种子发芽时，最初由胚生出的幼叶。是种子中幼胚所具有的叶片。有些植物发芽时子叶并不露出土面。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=1 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"
2 叶 yè
  1. leaf
  2. page
  3. lobe
  4. (historical) period
  5. classifier for small boats