dicotyledon

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Noun

dicotyledon (plural dicotyledons)

1. (botany) A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.

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

2. (botany, historical) Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.

Synonyms

• dicot
• magnoliopsid (in the Cronquist System)

Translations

• French: dicotylédone
• German: Zweikeimblättrigen
• Portuguese: dicotiledónea (Portugal), dicotiledônea (Brazil)
• Russian: двудольный
• Spanish: dicotiledón

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