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dicot

American  
[dahy-kot] / ˈdaɪ kɒt /
Also dicotyl

noun

Botany.
  1. a dicotyledon.


Etymology

Origin of dicot

By shortening

Example Sentences

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When the stem is viewed in cross section, the vascular bundles of dicot stems are arranged in a ring.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

One student picks a blade of grass in the field and identifies it as a dicot leaf, but his partner thinks it is a monocot.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Bulliform cells are usually absent from monocots whereas they are present on the upper epidermis of dicot leaves.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The bundles are smaller than in the dicot stem, and distinct layers of xylem, phloem and sclerenchyma cannot be discerned.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Part A is cross section of a dicot stem.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015