dicotyledon
dicotyledon noun: a plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
Noun
dicotyledon (plural dicotyledons)
- A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
- Dicotyledons and monocotyledons together make up the flowering plants, the angiosperms.
- Synonyms:
- dicot, magnoliopsid
- Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.
dicotyledon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
dicotyledon in Hindi
- in botany
- द्विबीजपत्री dvibījpatrī
dicotyledon in Tamil
- in botany
- இருவித்திலையி iruvittilaiyi
dicotyledon in Bengali
- in botany
- দ্বিবীজপত্রী dibijpotri
dicotyledon in Telugu
- in botany
- ద్విదళబీజము dvidaḷabījamu
More languagesFewer languages
- dicotyledon in Tagalog
- duhambindahon, duhambin
- dicotyledon in Vietnamese
- thực vật hai lá mầm
Synonyms of dicotyledon
Forms of dicotyledon
| plural | dicotyledons |
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Origin of dicotyledon
From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).
Words formed from dicotyledon
Words that rhyme with dicotyledon
- eden
- Breeden
- Sweden
- cotyledon
- acotyledon
- boustrophedon
- microcotyledon
- monocotyledon
- Peden
- polycotyledon
- readen
- reeden
2 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about dicotyledon
- What does dicotyledon mean?
- Dicotyledon means a plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
- What is dicotyledon in Hindi?
- Dicotyledon in Hindi is द्विबीजपत्री (dvibījpatrī). See Dicotyledon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dicotyledon?
- Dicotyledon is a noun.
- What is the plural of dicotyledon?
- The plural of dicotyledon is dicotyledons.
Words near dicotyledon in the dictionary
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