Bot. [ad. mod.L. coleophyllum, f. Gr. κολεός sheath + φύλλον leaf.] (See quot.)
1866. Treas. Bot., Coleophyll, or Coleoptile, the first leaf which follows the cotyledon in endogens, and ensheaths the succeeding leaves.
Hence Coleophyllous a., having a coleophyll.
