dicotyledon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside

From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).

Do you know Jussieu divided all vegetables into three great orders--Acotyledons, Monocotyledons, and Dicotyledons. — Adventures of a Young Naturalist, Lucien Biart
Still, to think that the monocotyledons evolved the familiar drupes, or stone fruits, on a parallel line to the dicotyledons is--amazing!" — Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930, Unknown

dicot, magnoliopsid, exogen

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