dicotyledon


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dicotyledon /ˌdʌɪkɒtɪˈliːd(ə)n/
noun Botany a plant with an embryo bearing two cotyledons, such plants constituting the larger (Dicotyledoneae) of the two classes of flowering species. Compare with monocotyledon.
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dicotyledonous adjective.
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