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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.

   "Dicotyledons and monocotyledons together make up the flowering plants, the angiosperms."

2. 2
   flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside wordnet
3. 3
   Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms

dicotdicotmagnoliopsidamphibianangiospermangiospermae

Example

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"Dicotyledons and monocotyledons together make up the flowering plants, the angiosperms."

Etymology

From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).

Related phrases

angiosperm phylogeny group

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