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eudicot

/ˈju.dɪ.kat/

eudicot noun: a member of the eudicots.

Noun

eudicot (plural eudicots)

  1. A member of the eudicots.

Forms of eudicot

pluraleudicots

Origin of eudicot

Probably a back-formation from eudicots, short for eudicotyledons, from the New Latin coinage eudicotylēdōn, from the Ancient Greek components εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + δι- (di-, “two”) + κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”); equivalent to eu- (“true”) + dicot.

Words formed from eudicot

Questions about eudicot

What does eudicot mean?
Eudicot means a member of the eudicots.
What part of speech is eudicot?
Eudicot is a noun.
How do you pronounce eudicot?
Eudicot is pronounced /ˈju.dɪ.kat/.
What is the plural of eudicot?
The plural of eudicot is eudicots.

Words near eudicot in the dictionary

  1. Eudeve
  2. eudiagnostic
  3. eudialyte
  4. eudialytes
  5. eudialytic
  6. eudicot
  7. eudicots
  8. eudicotyledon
  9. eudicotyledoneous
  10. eudicotyledonous
  11. eudicotyledons

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