Seedlings with one leaf like grass or corn or daylilies are called monocots. Seedlings with two leaves like peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers are called dicots. You seem to have a tricot which is probably caused by genetic engineering or close proximity to nuclear waste:-) Dave TLCC > One of the seeds I planted sprouted and started to grow > normally. Then when the seed coat came off it turned out > to have three seed leaves instead of the usual two. I looked > closely to see if it was a tear or maybe a true leaf, but it > really has three seed leaves. In all other aspects it is > identical to its siblings, all of which have two seed leaves. > > > Scott... Has anybody else ever seen this?... KCK >