Meaning of DICOTYLEDON
| Pronunciation: | | dI`kât'leedn
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| | Definition: | | [n] flowering plant with two cotyledons |
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| | Synonyms: | | dicot, magnoliopsid |
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| | 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 |
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| | Definition: | | \Di*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Pref. di- + cotyledon.]
(Bot.)
A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or
cotyledons, in germinating.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | 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
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| | Related Terms: | | amphibian, angiosperm, Angiospermae, angiosperms, annual, aquatic plant, biennial, conifers, cosmopolite, cutting, Cycadales, cycads, deciduous plant, dicotyledons, endogens, ephemeral, evergreen, exotic, flowering plant, fungus, gametophyte, Ginkgoales, ginkgoes, Gnetales, gnetums, gymnosperm, gymnosperms, hydrophyte, monocot, monocotyl, Monocotyledones, monocotyledons, perennial, Pinales, plant, polycot, polycotyl, polycotyledon, seed plant, seedling, spermatophyte, sporophyte, thallophyte, triennial, vascular plant, vegetable, weed |
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