Definition of Dicotyledon. Meaning of Dicotyledon. Synonyms of Dicotyledon

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Definition of Dicotyledon

Dicotyledon
Dicotyledon Di*cot`y*le"don, n. [Pref. di- + cotyledon.] (Bot.) A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating.

Meaning of Dicotyledon from wikipedia

- The dicotyledons, also known as dicots (or, more rarely, dicotyls), are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants (angiosperms) were formerly...
- two seed leaves (cotyledons) upon germination. The term derives from dicotyledon (etymologically, eu = true; di = two; cotyledon = seed leaf). Historically...
- of Britain and Ireland (dicotyledons) List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland (Rosaceae), covering the dicotyledon family Rosaceae List of...
- The Garryales are a small order of dicotyledons, including only two families and three genera. Garryales are woody plants that are either hairless or have...
- The ****ales are an order of flowering plants in the rosid group of dicotyledons, including some of the best-known trees. Well-known members of ****ales...
- comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide. They are dicotyledons, and occur mainly in warm temperate and tropical regions, especially...
- The Santalales are an order of flowering plants in the dicotyledons. Well-known members of the Santalales include sandalwoods and the many species of mistletoes...
- The Ranales are an obsolete taxon of the Dicotyledons, with rank of order typified by Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae). The Ranunculaceae were included directly...
- This page covers a group of dicotyledon families (Lauraceae to Salicaceae). For the background to this list see parent article List of the vascular plants...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 45 species   Critically endangered (CR): 5,702 species   Endangered (EN): 10,901 species   Vulnerable (VU): 9,673 species  ...