Dicotyledon (Noun)
Meaning
Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Dicotyledonous plants such as sunflowers and zinnias have seedlings with two visible cotyledons, also known as seed leaves.
- A common characteristic of a dicotyledon is the way the stem grows in layers from the outside in.
- Dicotyledons typically produce leaves with netted veins and are generally seen as being more advanced than monocotyledons.
- Dicotyledons exhibit a certain kind of stem and leaf development not found in other flowering plants.
- Unlike monocots, the majority of a dicotyledon's roots grow deep underground rather than outward and fibrous.