The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is
attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.
To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten. The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid. Ure. Imm...
