κοτυληδών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from κοτύλη (kotúlē, cup).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κοτῠληδών (kotulēdṓn) f (genitive κοτῠληδόνος); third declension

  1. any cup shaped hollow or cavity
  2. hollow of a cup
  3. (anatomy) socket of the hip joint
  4. navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris)
  5. (in the plural) suckers on the arms of the octopus
  6. (in the plural) cotyledons, foetal and uterine vascolar connections

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κοτυληδονώδης (kotulēdonṓdēs)

Descendants

References

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