| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Dicotyledones" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
Common Expressions: Dicotyledones
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Class Dicotyledones | Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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