dicotyledon

English

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
  • (botany) Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.

Etymology

Prefix from English cotyledon (embryonic leaf, cup-shaped).

Origin

English

cotyledon

Gloss

embryonic leaf, cup-shaped

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