Cotyledon. Coleoptiles . Cotyledons . Seed Leaves . Leaf, Seed . Leave, Seed . Leaves, Seed . Seed Leave . Coleoptile . Seed Leaf . 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) . 1.00
Seeds. Embryo, Plant . Plant Embryo . Plant Zygote . Seed 9603 . Zygote, Plant . Embryos, Plant . Plant Embryos . Plant Zygotes . Zygotes, Plant . The encapsulated embryos of flowering plants. They are used as is or for animal feed because of the high content of concentrated nutrients like starches, proteins, and fats. Rapeseed, cottonseed, and sunflower seed are also produced for the oils (fats) they yield. . 0.60
Sick Leave. Day, Illness . Day, Sick . Days, Illness . Days, Sick . Disability Leaves . Illness Day . Leave, Disability . Leave, Sick . Leaves, Disability . Sick Day . Disability Leave . Illness Days . Sick Days . An absence from work permitted because of illness or the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981) . 0.57
Plant Leaves. Plant Leaf . Leaf, Plant . Leave, Plant . Leaves, Plant . Plant Leave . Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed) . 0.51