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dictyogen

dictyogen noun: a plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.

Noun

dictyogen (plural dictyogens)

  1. (dated) A plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.

Forms of dictyogen

pluraldictyogens

Origin of dictyogen

From Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “net”) + -gen.

Questions about dictyogen

What does dictyogen mean?
Dictyogen means a plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.
What part of speech is dictyogen?
Dictyogen is a noun.
What is the plural of dictyogen?
The plural of dictyogen is dictyogens.

Words near dictyogen in the dictionary

  1. dictyochophyte
  2. dictyochophytes
  3. dictyodendrin
  4. dictyodendrins
  5. dictyodromous
  6. dictyogen
  7. dictyogenous
  8. dictyogens
  9. dictyoid
  10. dictyokineses
  11. dictyokinesis

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