DICOTYLEDON

dicot, dicotyledon, magnoliopsid, exogen

(noun) flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dicotyledon (plural dicotyledons)

(botany) A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.

(botany, historical) Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.

Synonyms

• dicot

• magnoliopsid (in the Cronquist System)

Source: Wiktionary


Di*cot`y*le"don, n. Etym: [Pref. di- + cotyledon.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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