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HYPOCOTYL Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word hypocotyl. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For HYPOCOTYL

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cotyledon
nounn
noun

• embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

germination
nounn
noun

• the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

• the origin of some development

leaf
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

• a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

• hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

verb

• look through a book or other written material

• turn over pages

• produce leaves, of plants

plant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• buildings for carrying on industrial labor

• (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

• an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

• something planted secretly for discovery by another

verb

• put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

• fix or set securely or deeply

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• place into a river

• place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

• put firmly in the mind

radicle
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

root
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

• the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

• a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

• the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

verb

• take root and begin to grow

• come into existence, originate

• cheer for

• plant by the roots

• dig with the snout

• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

• cause to take roots

shoot
verbv
noun

• a new branch

• the act of shooting at targets

verb

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• kill by firing a missile

• fire a shot; release

• make a film or photograph of something

• send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move quickly and violently

• throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

• record on photographic film

• emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

• cause a sharp and sudden pain in

• force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

• variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

• throw dice, as in a crap game

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• score

• utter fast and forcefully

• measure the altitude of by using a sextant

• produce buds, branches, or germinate

• give an injection to

stem
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

verb

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

epicotyl
nounn
noun

• In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.

Alternatives for GERMINATION

Alternatives for LEAF

Alternatives for PLANT

Alternatives for ROOT

Alternatives for SHOOT

Alternatives for STEM

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