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Dicotyledonous

Description:

Dicotyledonous refers to a type of flowering plant characterized by having two embryonic leaves (cotyledons) in their seed. These plants are also known as dicots, and they display certain structural features, including reticulate leaf veins, scattered vascular bundles in the stem, and flower parts in multiples of four or five.

Possible Parts of Speech:

• Noun
• Adjective

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1 - Noun:

A dicotyledonous plant refers to any plant belonging to the class of flowering plants (Magnoliopsida or dicots), which have two cotyledons in their seeds.

Sample sentence: The garden was filled with dicotyledonous plants, such as roses, sunflowers, and daisies.

Sense 2 - Adjective:

Dicotyledonous as an adjective describes characteristics or features related to dicotyledons.

Sample sentence: The dicotyledonous leaves of the tree were broad and had a prominent reticulated pattern.

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