Eudicots have two cotyledons (seed leaves).

• The radicle is the embryonic root.

• The epicotyl consists of the shoot tip with a pair of miniature leaves.

• The hypocotyl lies underneath, and will pull the cotyledons out of the soil during germination.

Monocots in the grass family have a thin cotyledon called a scutellum.

Monocots also have a coleoptile to protect the shoot, and a coleorhiza to protect the root.