lá mầm
Definition
- Noun:
- Cotyledon: The first leaf or one of the first pair of leaves to appear from a seed embryo upon germination. It often serves as a food storage organ or performs initial photosynthesis for the seedling.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hạt đậu có hai lá mầm. (A bean seed has two cotyledons.)
- Lá mầm thường có hình dạng khác với lá thật. (The cotyledon often has a different shape from the true leaf.)
Advanced Usage
"cây hai lá mầm": dicotyledon (dicot). A plant whose seed embryo typically has two cotyledons.
- Cây hồng là một loại cây hai lá mầm. (The rose plant is a type of dicotyledon.)
"cây một lá mầm": monocotyledon (monocot). A plant whose seed embryo typically has one cotyledon.
- Cây lúa là một loại cây một lá mầm. (The rice plant is a type of monocotyledon.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lá thật (n): true leaf. The leaves that grow after the cotyledons and have the plant's characteristic form.
- Sau lá mầm, cây con sẽ ra lá thật. (After the cotyledons, the seedling will produce true leaves.)
Synonyms
- Seed leaf: A common, descriptive synonym for cotyledon.
Related Terms
- Phôi (n): embryo. The young, undeveloped plant within a seed.
- Nảy mầm (v): to germinate. The process by which a seed begins to grow.