dicot

[ dahy-kot ]

/ ˈdaɪ kɒt /

noun Botany.

a dicotyledon.

Nearby words

dickybird, diclinous, dicofol, diconal, dicoria, dicot, dicotyl, dicotyledon, dicotyledonous, dicoumarin, dicrotic

Also di·cot·yl

[dahy-kot-l] /daɪˈkɒt l/.

Origin of dicot

by shortening

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Science definitions for dicot

dicotyledon

[ dī′kŏt′l-ēd′n ]

dicot

(dī′kŏt′)

An angiosperm that is not a monocotyledon, having two cotyledons in the seed. The term dicotyledon serves as a convenient label for the eudicotyledons, the magnoliids, and a varied group of other angiosperms, but it does not correspond to a single taxonomic group. Compare monocotyledon. See more at eudicotyledon leaf magnoliid.