Dicot Family (Noun)

Meaning

Family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

• The rose is a member of the dicot family, which is characterized by having two cotyledons in its seeds.
• Most species in the dicot family produce flowers with four or five petals that are arranged in a specific pattern.
• The dicot family is one of the largest and most diverse groups of flowering plants, with over 200,000 known species.
• In contrast to monocots, the seeds of dicot family plants typically have two cotyledons that emerge during germination.
• Botanists use various characteristics, such as the number of cotyledons and the arrangement of leaves, to classify plants into different families, including the dicot family.

Synonyms

• Magnoliopsid Family

Hyponyms

• Family Plumbaginaceae
• Family Haloragidaceae
• Dogbane Family
• Lobelia Family
• Family Salvadoraceae
• Family Aristolochiaceae
• Family Theophrastaceae
• Family Lecythidaceae
• Pepper Family
• Family Linaceae
• Family Amygdalaceae
• Bladdernut Family
• Family Asclepiadaceae
• Crowberry Family
• Leadwort Family
• Family Vitaceae
• Family Aquifoliaceae
• Family Orobanchaceae
• Morning-glory Family
• Family Lobeliaceae
• Gentian Family
• Family Oleaceae
• Tupelo Family
• Broomrape Family
• Plantain Family
• Family Myrtaceae
• Hemp Family
• Family Menyanthaceae
• Family Myricaceae
• Combretum Family
• Family Anacardiaceae
• Family Saururaceae
• Family Ebenaceae
• Family Lythraceae
• Mangrove Family
• Family Urticaceae
• Primrose Family
• Wax-myrtle Family
• Soapberry Family
• Family Droseraceae
• Family Loganiaceae
• Buckwheat Family
• Family Staphylaceae
• Family Proteaceae
• Nettle Family
• Family Primulaceae
• Milkweed Family
• Haloragaceae
• Sea-lavender Family
• Family Moraceae
• Horse-chestnut Family
• Salvadora Family
• Family Aceraceae
• Sapodilla Family
• Family Cannabidaceae
• Family Cecropiaceae
• Protea Family
• Family Hippocastanaceae
• Family Celastraceae
• Pitcher-plant Family
• Family Ulmaceae
• Ebony Family
• Family Combretaceae
• Family Polygonaceae
• Family Styracaceae
• Birthwort Family
• Myrsine Family
• Family Rhamnaceae
• Mulberry Family
• Maple Family
• Elm Family
• Corkwood Family
• Family Thymelaeaceae
• Family Convolvulaceae
• Family Casuarinaceae
• Family Myrsinaceae
• Family Rafflesiaceae
• Family Elaeagnaceae
• Styrax Family
• Flax Family
• Family Gentianaceae
• Family Punicaceae
• Gourd Family
• Myrtle Family
• Family Sapotaceae
• Family Nepenthaceae
• Loosestrife Family
• Holly Family
• Water-milfoil Family
• Walnut Family
• Oleaster Family
• Sumac Family
• Buckbean Family
• Goodenia Family
• Family Chloranthaceae
• Family Haloragaceae
• Family Nyssaceae
• Family Empetraceae
• Buckthorn Family
• Family Leitneriaceae
• Vitidaceae
• Grapevine Family
• Family Sapindaceae
• Sweetleaf Family
• Spindle-tree Family
• Family Piperaceae
• Family Cucurbitaceae
• Daphne Family
• Family Sarraceniaceae
• Family Rhizophoraceae
• Family Goodeniaceae
• Olive Family
• Family Roridulaceae
• Lizard's-tail Family
• Family Plantaginaceae
• Sundew Family
• Family Symplocaceae
• Storax Family
• Family Juglandaceae
• Staff-tree Family
• Family Hydnoraceae
• Family Apocynaceae
• Family Buxaceae
• Sour-gum Family
• Family Trapaceae
• Box Family