'dicotyledon' definitions:

Definition of 'dicotyledon'

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noun
Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside [syn: dicot, dicotyledon, magnoliopsid, exogen]

Definition of 'dicotyledon'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

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