dicotyledonous

[ dahy-kot-l-eed-n-uhs, dahy-kot-l- ]

/ daɪˌkɒt lˈid n əs, ˌdaɪ kɒt l- /

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adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Dicotyledoneae; having two cotyledons.

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Origin of dicotyledonous

First recorded in 1785–95; dicotyledon + -ous

Words nearby dicotyledonous

diclinous, dicofol, Diconal, dicot, dicotyledon, dicotyledonous, dicoumarin, dicrotic, dict., dicta, Dictaphone

How to use dicotyledonous in a sentence

A farmer does not divide plants, like a botanist, into dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous, but into useful plants and weeds.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
Plants in which there are two cotyledons produced in the embryo are dicotyledonous.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
"Many of the dicotyledonous plants look alike at the beginning," he said, with a little drawl on the big word.
Stories to Tell Children|Sara Cone Bryant
Thus, in modern botany, the Dicotyledonous plants compose one class, the Monocotyledonous plants another (36-40).
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

On the left we observe a group of trees, which resemble the dicotyledonous plants of our forests.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier