dicotyledonaryadj.
/ˌdʌɪkɒtɪˈliːdənəri/ rare.
= dicotyledonous adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > mono-, di-, or polycotyledonous
monocotyledonous1770
dicotyledonous1785
polycotyledonous1800
monocotyle1828
monocotyledonous1849
dictyogenous1852
dicotyledonary1870
monocotylous1905
monocot1938
polycotyledonary1989
monocotyl1995
1870 in Eng. Mech. 11 Mar. 629/2 The seeds have..four or more cotyledons instead of the usual dicotyledonary structure.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1870