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The lower part of the hypocotyl which later develops into the primary roots

Called ‘seed leaves’. They furnish the young plants with food until its root and leaves have grown big enough to make for the plants the food it needs.

young plant

seeds in ovaries of the flower

seeds in cones

A small scar, usually black or white found at the middle of most seeds like beans and seeds of leguminous plants. It is the part where the wall of the ovary in flower attached.

The tiny leaves which are attached to the hypocotyl located at the upper part of the embryo. As the plant grows the plumule becomes the stem.

The outer covering of seed. It keeps out the moisture so that the embryo will not germinate until it receives the right conditions