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
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acotyledon English
- antidicotyledon English
- cotyledon English
- cotyledonal English
- cotyledonary English
- cotyledonous English
- dicotyledonous English
- hypocotyl English
- microcotyledon English
- monocotyledon English
- polycotyledon English
- tricotyledon English
- κοτυληδών Ancient Greek