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DICOTYLEDONOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dicotyledonous mean?
• DICOTYLEDONOUS (adjective)
The adjective DICOTYLEDONOUS has 1 sense:
1. (of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed
Familiarity information: DICOTYLEDONOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
monocotyledonous ((of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies)
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"Every little pot has a fitting lid." (Dutch proverb)