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dicotyledon

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).

  1. A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.

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

  2. Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.