dicot
/ˈdaɪkɑt/
noun
- A type of flowering plant that has two seed leaves (cotyledons) when it first grows. Examples include roses, sunflowers, and oak trees.
- In biology class, we learned that oak trees are dicots.
- The sunflower is a dicot because its seedling has two leaves.
- A dicot usually has leaves with a network of veins.
Antonyms