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Webster 1913 Edition

(nōˊtō̍-rī′zal)

Adj.

[Gr.

νῶτον

the back +

ῥίζα

a root.]

(Bot.)

Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.

notorhizal ‎(not comparable)

(botany) Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.