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dicot

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

noun

Botany.
  1. a dicotyledon.


Etymology

Origin of dicot

By shortening

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Figure 23.21 shows the structure of a typical eudicot leaf.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Sugar, to sweeten dishes, is produced from the monocot sugarcane and the eudicot sugar beet.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Figure 1 shows the structure of a typical eudicot leaf.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The E. grandis genome is the first reference for the eudicot order Myrtales and is placed here sister to the eurosids.

From Nature • Jun. 10, 2014

The species belongs to the order of Caryophylalles, is diploid with 2n = 18 chromosomes, has an estimated genome size of 714–758 megabases and shares an ancient genome triplication with other eudicot plants.

From Nature • Jan. 22, 2014

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