plural dicots
: an angiospermous plant (such as a deciduous tree or broad-leaved herb) having an embryo with two cotyledons, leaves with typically reticulate venation, and floral organs usually arranged in multiples of four or five : dicotyledon
And of the two great groups of plants, monocots and dicots, the monocots (the grasses and their ilk) do share a single ancestor, but the dicots do not, which means they are not a natural grouping.—
Steve Hatch
—often used before another nounSteve Hatchdicot species
Most leaves and petrified wood from late Cretaceous and younger rocks are of dicot flowering plants.—Alan M. Cvancara
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“Dicot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dicot. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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dicot
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