Structure of a dicotyledonous seed (gram/bean)द्विबीजपत्री बीज की संरचना (चना/सेम)
NCERT Fig 5.14 · interactive diagram
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Parts and their functions
- Seed coat (बीजचोल) — Outer testa and inner tegmen.
- Cotyledon (बीजपत्र) — Fleshy, full of reserve food (two in dicots).
- Embryonal axis (भ्रूणीय अक्ष) — Axis of the embryo with plumule and radicle at its two ends.
- Plumule (प्रांकुर) — Gives rise to the shoot.
- Radicle (मूलांकुर) — Gives rise to the root.
- Hilum (नाभिका) — Scar where the seed was attached to the fruit.
- Micropyle (बीजांडद्वार) — Small pore above the hilum.
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