Definitions for coleoptile

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coleoptile co·le·op·tile

Spelling: [koh-lee-op-til, kol-ee-]

IPA: /ˌkoʊ liˈɒp tɪl, ˌkɒl i-/

Coleoptile is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 321 anagrams from letters in coleoptile (ceeilloopt).

Definitions for coleoptile

noun

1. (in grasses) the first leaf above the ground, forming a sheath around the stem tip.

Origin of coleoptile

1865-70; New Latin coleoptilum Greek koleó(n) sheath, scabbard + ptílon soft feathers, down