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 monocotyledon

dicotyledonous

ˌdī-ˌkä-tə-ˈlē-də-nəs 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dicotyledon

noun

di·​cot·​y·​le·​don ˌdī-ˌkät-ᵊl-ˈēd-ᵊn 

: any of a group of flowering plants (as an aster, an oak, or a bean) having an embryo with two cotyledons, leaves with veins that usually branch and interlace to form a network, and flower parts that occur in groups of four or five compare monocotyledon