Definition: 'Dicotyledon'
dicotyledon
Type: TermPronunciation: dī-kot′il-ē′don
Definitions:
1. Plant (shrub, herb, or tree) with seeds that consist of two cotyledons, the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
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