Magnoliopsid (Noun)
Meaning
Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The magnoliopsid family of flowering plants includes thousands of diverse species which can be identified by their characteristics of having two cotyledons.
- In the classification of plants based on the number of cotyledons they possess, magnoliopsid is a common term used for dicotyledonous plants.
- Most popular trees in a city, such as oak, are types of magnoliopsid plants that grow by deposit on the outside of their stems.
- The specific growth pattern of magnoliopsids lets botanists differentiate them from monocots in their research.
- Many beautiful garden flowers, such as roses, belong to the class magnoliopsid as their seeds have two visible cotyledons.