Coleoptile Definition

Origin of Coleoptile

• From New Latin coleoptilum Greek koleon sheath kel-¹ in Indo-European roots Greek ptilon plume pet- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Based on Ancient Greek κολεός (koleos, “sheath”) + πτίλον (ptilon, “feather”).

  From Wiktionary