Associations to the word «Dicotyledon»

Wiktionary

DICOTYLEDON, noun. (botany) A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
DICOTYLEDON, noun. (botany) (historical) Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.

Dictionary definition

DICOTYLEDON, noun. Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside.

Wise words

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