dicotiledóneas

Definitions of dicotiledóneas
  1. noun
    family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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    oleáceo
    trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
    urticáceas
    a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
    ulmáceas
    a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
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    familia
    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
  2. noun
    genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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    legaña
    rhubarb
    encina
    a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
    ranúnculo
    annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
    beta
    beets
    buganvilla
    ornamental tropical woody vines
    capuchina
    aquatic herbs
    piretro
    used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum
    ceiba
    trees of chiefly South America
    ceiba
    tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
    jara
    small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
    genista
    chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
    codeso, laburno
    flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
    robinia
    deciduous flowering trees and shrubs
    espirea
    a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae
    mundillo, viburno
    deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree
    antirrino
    a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers
    nicotiana
    American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage
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    género
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
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