Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dicotyledonous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
di-cotyle-donous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons.

adj

Having two cotyledons.

Etymology

Etymology tree English dicotyledon Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English dicotyledonous From dicotyledon + -ous.

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Questions

What does dicotyledonous mean?
Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons.
Where does dicotyledonous come from?
Etymology tree English dicotyledon Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English dicotyledonous From dicotyledon + -ous.

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