English > dicotyledon: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside. |
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Synonyms | dicot, magnoliopsid, exogen |
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Member of | Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida | Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves |
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Narrower | Cyrilliaceae, family Cyrilliaceae, cyrilla family, titi family | shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes |
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barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra | Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries |
jiqui, Malpighia obovata | Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture |
Broader | angiosperm, flowering plant | plants having seeds in a closed ovary |
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Spanish | dicotiledónea, dicotiledón, magnoliopsid |
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Catalan | dicotiledònia |
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