Typical dicot embryoविशिष्ट द्विबीजपत्री भ्रूण

NCERT Fig 1.14a · Class 12 Biology · Chapter 1 · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Cotyledons (2) (बीजपत्र (2)) — Two seed leaves attached to the embryonal axis; often thick and swollen with stored food (as in legumes).
• Epicotyl (बीजपत्रोपरिक) — Part of the embryonal axis ABOVE the level of the cotyledons; ends in the plumule.
• Plumule (प्रांकुर) — The stem tip at the end of the epicotyl — forms the shoot.
• Hypocotyl (बीजपत्राधार) — Cylindrical part of the axis BELOW the cotyledons; ends at its lower end in the radicle.
• Radicle (मूलांकुर) — The root tip — forms the root.
• Root cap (मूल गोप) — Covers and protects the root tip.
• Embryonal axis (भ्रूणीय अक्ष) — The main axis: epicotyl + plumule above, hypocotyl + radicle below.

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