dicotyledon
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːdən
Noun
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dicotyledon (plural dicotyledons)
- (botany) A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
- Dicotyledons and monocotyledons together make up the flowering plants, the angiosperms.
- (botany, historical) Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.
Synonyms
- dicot
- magnoliopsid (in the Cronquist System)
Derived terms
Translations
in botany
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See also
- monocotyledon (monocot)
- eudicot
- APG
Further reading
dicotyledon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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