dicotyledon
dicotyledon · dicotyledons
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A plant whose seedling has two cotyledonsA plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
» Plants are divided into two orders: monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
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2 sensesA plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
Dicotyledons and monocotyledons together make up the flowering plants, the angiosperms.
flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
(historical)Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.
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Examples
1 sentencesPlants are divided into two orders: monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
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Origin
From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).
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Forms
plural: dicotyledons| Singular | dicotyledon |
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| Plural | dicotyledons |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside:dicotmagnoliopsidexogen