dicot
[ dahy-kot ]
nounBotany.
a dicotyledon.
Origin of dicot
1By shortening
- Also di·cot·yl [dahy-kot-l]. /daɪˈkɒt l/.
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How to use dicot in a sentence
By focusing on dicots, a plant variety with two stems like Arabidopsis, and monocots, which have one stem like maize, the biologists were able to provide results for the two main plant types.
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