Dicotyledones

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dicotyledones \Dicotyledones\ n. (Bot.)
     same as {Dicotyledonae}.
  
     Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledonae,
          Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dicotyledones
       n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired
           cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not
           always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders):
           Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive);
           Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and
           three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae;
           Asteridae [syn: {class Dicotyledones}, {Dicotyledonae}, {class
           Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida}, {class Magnoliopsida}]