Why cotyledons are called seed leaves?

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Cotyledons:
Cotyledons are known as "seed leaves" because they emerge and turn green as the seed germinates.
Cotyledons provide nutrients to the plant embryo in order to germinate and sustain themselves as a photosynthetic creature.
Thus, in the seed, cotyledons symbolize a pre-designed plant.

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