Dicotyledon

Pronunciation: /daɪˌkɑtəˈlɛdən/

Definitions of dicotyledon

noun a plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons

Example Sentences

A1 Dicotyledon plants have two seed leaves.

A2 I learned about dicotyledons in my biology class.

B1 The dicotyledonous plant I planted in my garden is growing well.

B2 Dicotyledons are known for their vascular bundles arranged in a ring.

C1 The study of dicotyledons is essential for botanists to understand plant evolution.

C2 Researchers are conducting experiments to explore the genetic diversity of dicotyledon species.

Examples of dicotyledon in a Sentence

formal The dicotyledon plant has two seed leaves that emerge from the soil when it germinates.

informal I learned in biology class that a dicotyledon plant starts with two seed leaves.

slang Check out this cool dicot plant with its two little baby leaves!

figurative Just like a dicotyledon plant, sometimes it takes two different things working together to grow and thrive.

Grammatical Forms of dicotyledon

• past tense: dicotyledon
• plural: dicotyledons
• comparative: more dicotyledon
• superlative: most dicotyledon
• present tense: dicotyledons
• future tense: will dicotyledon
• perfect tense: have dicotyledon
• continuous tense: is dicotyledoning
• singular: dicotyledon
• positive degree: dicotyledon
• infinitive: to dicotyledon
• gerund: dicotyledoning
• participle: dicotyledoned

Origin and Evolution of dicotyledon

First Known Use: 1736 year

Language of Origin: Greek

Story behind the word: The word 'dicotyledon' originated from the Greek words 'di' meaning two, 'kotyledon' meaning seed lobe.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe plants with two seed leaves, the term 'dicotyledon' has evolved to refer to a group of flowering plants with two cotyledons in their seeds, a classification in botanical taxonomy.