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Noun: dicotyledon  dI,kót'lee-d(u)n
  1. Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
    "Roses and oak trees are examples of dicotyledons";
    - dicot, magnoliopsid, exogen

Derived forms: dicotyledons

Type of: angiosperm, flowering plant

Part of: class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida

Encyclopedia: Dicotyledon