dicotyledonous

Definitions of dicotyledonous
  1. adjective
    (of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed
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    antonyms:
    monocotyledonous
    (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies
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