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dicotyledon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-cotyle-don
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.

noun

Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dicotyledons (plural)

Derived Forms

antidicotyledon dicotyledonous Palaeodicotyledons

Frequently Paired Words

monocotyledon eudicot

Synonyms

dicot magnoliopsid exogen

Rhymes With

sweden eden whedon breeden peden cotyledon boustrophedon acotyledon monocotyledon polycotyledon reeden tricotyledon

Questions

What does dicotyledon mean?
A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
Where does dicotyledon come from?
From di- (“two”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).

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