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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cataphyll
    n 1: a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a
         plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of
         leaf development