dicotyledonous

American  

[dahy-kot-l-eed-n-uhs, dahy-kot-l-] / daɪˌkɒt lˈid n əs, ˌdaɪ kɒt l- /

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Dicotyledoneae; having two cotyledons.

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Etymology

Origin of dicotyledonous

First recorded in 1785–95; dicotyledon + -ous

Example Sentences

And the polycotyledonous is only a variation of the dicotyledonous type,—a difference in the number of leaves in the whorl; for a pair is a whorl reduced to two members.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

On the other hand, the dicotyledonous herbs and trees, previously so inconspicuous in creation, are largely developed.

From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Miller, Hugh

The bast tissues of dicotyledonous annuals furnish such staple materials as flax, hemp, rhea or ramie and jute.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

Apocyna�ce�, a nat. ord. of dicotyledonous plants, having for its type the genus Apocўnum or dog-bane.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

The dicotyledons are of more complex structure, and somewhat more perfect organization, than the monocotyledons: and some dicotyledonous families, such as the Composit�, are rather more complex in their organization than the rest.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart