Dictyogen

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

  Dictyogen \Dic*ty"o*gen\, n. [Gr. ? a net + -gen.] (Bot.)
     A plant with net-veined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos,
     belonging to the class Dictyogen[ae], proposed by Lindley for
     the orders {Dioscoreace[ae]}, {Smilace[ae]}, {Trilliace[ae]},
     etc.
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