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Word: Dicotyledon
Speech Type: Noun
early 18th century: from modern Latin dicotyledones (plural), from di- ‘two’ + cotyledon (see cotyledon)
ˌdʌɪkɒtɪˈliːdn
a flowering plant with an embryo that bears two cotyledons (seed leaves). Dicotyledons constitute the larger of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and typically have broad stalked leaves with netlike veins (e.g. daisies, hawthorns, oaks).
Short Definition:flowering plant with embryo that bears two cotyledons
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