Dicot (Noun)
Meaning
Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The dicot seeds that were planted in the nursery were now sprouting their first sets of leaves.
- Dicots have two cotyledons, which differ from monocots, which have only one.
- In the classification of flowering plants, the dicot is a category based on the number of cotyledons in the seedling.
- Astronomy is not a part of my course, I am studying the parts of a dicot to learn about plant anatomy.
- It takes time and practice to learn to distinguish between a dicot and a monocot based on their external characteristics.