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dicotyledon

Pronunciation:  dI`kât'leedn

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Matching Terms:  dicotyledonae, dicotyledones, dicotyledonous

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  flowering plant with two cotyledons
 
 Synonyms: dicot, magnoliopsid
 
 See Also: acerola, angiosperm, barbados cherry, class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, cyrilla family, Cyrilliaceae, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, family Cyrilliaceae, flowering plant, jiqui, Magnoliopsida, Malpighia glabra, Malpighia obovata, Surinam cherry, titi family, West Indian cherry

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Di*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Pref. di- + cotyledon.]
(Bot.)
A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or
cotyledons, in germinating.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A subclass of of Angiosperms. They tend to have:
  • broad leaves
  • two cotyledons
  • netlike veins in the leaves
  • flower parts are usually in fours or fives
  • a ring of primary vascular bundles in the stem
  • taproot system
 
 Synonyms: dicot
 

 

 

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