foot

plant organ

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In plant development: Cleavage of the zygote
…concerned with embryo nutrition—suspensor and foot—may also be produced. These organs originate in a polarization established at the time of zygote cleavage, but the details of their development vary widely among the different groups.
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In plant development: Nutritional dependence of the embryo
…produces a multicellular structure, the foot, which remains embedded in the tissues of the gametophyte throughout early development withdrawing nutrients. Ultimately, both shoot and root of the sporophyte grow out from the gametophyte, but, even after the first leaf has begun to photosynthesize and thus to produce its own food,…
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