子葉

cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats / a surname

dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)

monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)