cotyl- root words — words with the cotyl- root

The root cotyl- comes from Greek kotyle, meaning cup, hollow. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including cotyledon, acotyledonous, cotyliform, cotyloid, epicotyl, hectocotylus, hypocotyl, polycotyledonous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cotyl- root

Explore words with cotyl- — words containing the cotyl- root and sharing its sense of "cup, hollow". Examples include cotyledon, acotyledonous, cotyliform, cotyloid, epicotyl, hectocotylus, hypocotyl, polycotyledonous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cotyl- root means cup, hollow, from Greek kotyle. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.