hypocotyl
noun
hypocotyl is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-O-T-Y-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypocotyl means “In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypocotyl is hypocotyls.
How many letters and syllables are in hypocotyl?
| Letters | 9: H-Y-P-O-C-O-T-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hypocotyl?
Hypocotyl appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hypocotyl
- hypocotyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypocotyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).