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dicot

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

noun

Botany.
  1. a dicotyledon.


Etymology

Origin of dicot

By shortening

Vocabulary lists containing dicot

Example Sentences

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Monocots have leaves with reticulate, net-like venation and dicot leaves have parallel venation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

The monocot root is similar to a dicot root, but the center of the root is filled with pith.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The cross section of a dicot root has an X-shaped structure at its center.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015