eudicotyledon

/ (ˌjuːdaɪˌkɒtɪˈliːdən) /

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noun

any plant belonging to one of the two major groups of flowering plants, comprising over 60 per cent of all plants, normally having net-veined leaves and two cotyledons in the seed

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Words nearby eudicotyledon

eudemonia, eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudiaphoresis, eudicotyledon, eudiometer, eudiometry, Eudora, Eudoxus, Eudoxus of Cnidus

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Scientific definitions for eudicotyledon

eudicotyledon

[ yōō′dī-kŏt′l-ēd′n ]

eudicot

(yōō-dī′kŏt′)

An angiosperm having two cotyledons in the seed, leaves with a network of veins radiating from a central main vein, flower parts in multiples of four or five, and a ring of vascular cambium in the stem. In contrast to most monocotyledons, eudicotyledons undergo secondary growth. Eudicotyledons are the largest angiosperm group; they include most cultivated plants and many trees.