dicotyledon
noun
di·cot·y·le·don
ˌdī-ˌkä-tə-ˈlē-dᵊn
plural dicotyledons
: any of a class or subclass (Magnoliopsida or Dicotyledoneae) of angiospermous plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and usually have floral organs arranged in cycles of four or five and leaves with reticulate venation
called also dicot
compare monocotyledonLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
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