DICOTYLEDON


Meaning of DICOTYLEDON in English

/ ˌdaɪkɒtɪˈliːdən; NAmE -kɑːt-/ (also dicot / ˈdaɪkɒt; NAmE -kɑːt/) noun

( biology ) a plant whose seeds form embryos that produce two leaves

—compare monocotyledon

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from modern Latin dicotyledones (plural), from di- two + cotyledon , from Greek kotulēdōn cup-shaped cavity, from kotulē cup.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.