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dicotyledon — di*cot y*le don (d[ i]*k[o^]t [i^]*l[=e] d[u^]n), n. [Pref. di + cotyledon.] (Bot.) A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating. Syn: dicot, dicotyl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dicotyledon — ► NOUN ▪ a plant with an embryo bearing two cotyledons (seed leaves) … English terms dictionary
dicotyledon — UK [daɪˌkɒtɪˈliːd(ə)n] / US [daɪˌkɑt(ə)lˈɪd(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms dicotyledon : singular dicotyledon plural dicotyledons biology a plant that produces seeds that develop into two leaves … English dictionary
dicotyledon — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1727 any of a class or subclass (Magnoliopsida or Dicotyledoneae) of angiospermous plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and usually have floral organs arranged in cycles of four or five and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dicotyledon — Dicot redirects here. For the band, see Dicot (band). Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons) Magnolia flower Scientific classification … Wikipedia
dicotyledon — /duy kot l eed n, duy kot l /, n. Bot. any angiospermous plant of the class (or subclass) Dicotyledoneae, producing seeds with two cotyledons and having an exogenous manner of growth. Cf. monocotyledon. [1720 30; < NL Dicotyledones a pre Linnean… … Universalium
dicotyledon — noun a) A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons. b) Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones. Syn: dicot, magnoliopsid … Wiktionary
dicotyledon — Plant (shrub, herb, or tree) whose seeds consist of two cotyledons, i.e., the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants. * * * di·cot·y·le·don (di kot″əl eґdon) [di + cotyledon] a flowering plant with embryos having two… … Medical dictionary
dicotyledon — Synonyms and related words: Angiospermae, Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Gnetales, Monocotyledones, Pinales, amphibian, angiosperm, angiosperms, annual, aquatic plant, biennial, conifers, cosmopolite, cutting, cycads, deciduous plant, dicot, dicotyledons … Moby Thesaurus
dicotyledon — di·cot·y·le·don || ‚daɪkÉ’tɪ liËdÉ™n n. plant with two seed leaves (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
