dicotyledon
noun /ˌdaɪkɒtɪˈliːdən/
/ˌdaɪkɑːtɪˈliːdən/
(also dicot
(biology) /ˈdaɪkɒt/
/ˈdaɪkɑːt/
)- a plant whose seeds form embryos that produce two leaves compare monocotyledonWord Originearly 18th cent.: from modern Latin dicotyledones (plural), from di- ‘two’ + cotyledon, from Greek kotulēdōn ‘cup-shaped cavity’, from kotulē ‘cup’.