dicot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dicot
By shortening
Vocabulary lists containing dicot
Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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Plants (Botany) - High School
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Example Sentences
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Monocots have leaves with parallel venation and dicot leaves have reticulate, net-like venation.
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
Below the epidermis of dicot leaves are layers of cells known as the mesophyll, or “middle leaf.”
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The cross section of a dicot root has an X-shaped structure at its center.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The number of sepals and petals varies depending on whether the plant is a monocot or dicot.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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