dicotyledon
a plant having two seed leaves or cotyledons; contrast with monocotyledon
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
dicotyledon
a subclass of of angiosperms. They tend to have:
Broad leaves ...
Q: Do all dicots produce flowers?
A: Yes, sort of. All dicots and monocots are flowering plants, and so are descended from flower-producing plants. However, the flowers are not always large and showy the way we expect flowers to be.
dicots One of the two main types of flowering plants; characterized by having two cotyledons, floral organs arranged in cycles of four or five, and leaves with reticulate veins; include trees (except conifers) and most ornamental and crop plants.
dicot
(dy-kot)
A subdivision of flowering plants whose members possess two embryonic seed leaves, or cotyledons.
dicotyledon ...
Dicot traits:
two cotyledons in their seeds
netted venation in their leaves
petals and sepals in 4s, 5s, or some multiple thereof
vascular bundles in the stem arranged in a radial pattern like spokes of a wheel.
Dicotyledones the Class (in Division Spermatophyta; Subdivision Angiospermae) of plants that have two nutrient storage areas in their seeds
(di = two; cotyl = cup‚ cavity‚ socket) ...
[edit] Dicot stems
Dicot stems with primary growth have pith in the center, with vascular bundles forming a distinct ring visible when the stem is viewed in cross section.
Dicotyledons usually have more stomata on the lower epidermis than the upper epidermis. As these leaves are held horizontally, upper epidermis is directly illuminated. Less number of stomata on the upper epidermis can then prevent water loss.
Dicot secondary growth occurs by growth of vascular cambium, to complete a full vascular cylinder around the plant. Secondary xylem is produced to the inside of the vascular cambium, secondary phloem to the outside.
dicotyledon A class of angiosperms in which the seedlings typically possess two cotyledons; commonly abbreviated to dicot.
diecdysis Condition in which ecdysis processes are going on continuously and one ecdysis cycle grades rapidly into another.
The two major groups of angiosperms are the monocots and dicots. The monocots have only one food storage organ called a cotyledon in their seeds while the dicots have two.
The other kind of plant in the flowering plant world is called a dicot. Dicot is short for dicotyledon. "Di" means two or a double cotyledon. These plants have seeds that have two cotyledons, two seed leaves of food for the embryo.
In Figure 1, the mesophyll is divided into two conspicuously different regions, a characteristic common among the leaves of many dicotyledons.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens: A soil bacterium that causes a cancer-like plant disease (crown gall) in dicotyledenous plants (all agricultural crops except cereals). It contains the Ti plasmid.
Angiosperms can be divided into monocots and dicots. Each of these types of plants have several characters that distinguish them from other plants. Traits are not mixed and matched in groups of organisms.
Their flowers are used in reproduction. Angiosperms evolved 125 million years ago and became the dominant plants about 100 million years ago. Angiosperms are divided into the monocots (like corn) and dicots (like beans).
 See also: Plant, Cells, Tissue, Organ, Trans
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