polycotyledonous
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polycotyledonous — “+ adjective Etymology: New Latin Polycotyledones + English ous : having more than two cotyledons most gymnosperms are polycotyledonous * * * polycotylēˈdonous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑poly … Useful english dictionary
Polycotyledonous — Polycotyledon Pol y*cot y*le don, n. [Poly + cotyledon: cf. F. polycotyl[ e]done.] (Bot.) A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed. {Pol y*cot y*led on*ous}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polycotyledonous — poly·cotyledonous … English syllables
polycotyledon — polycotyledonous, adj. /pol ee kot l eed n/, n. a plant having more than two cotyledons, as certain gymnosperms. [1750 60; POLY + COTYLEDON] * * * … Universalium
Magnoliidae — ▪ plant subclass Introduction subclass of woody or herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the class Magnoliopsida. Members of the Magnoliidae are dicotyledonous plants that retain some primitive anatomic and morphological… … Universalium
dicotyledonous — adjective a) Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. b) Having two cotyledons. See Also: acotyledonous, monocotyledonous, polycotyledonous … Wiktionary
Georgi Rodionenko — Nacimiento 1913 Nacionalidad Rusia Campo botánico … Wikipedia Español
polycotyledon — [päl΄i kät΄ə lēd′ n] n. a plant which actually or apparently has more than two cotyledons, as in the gymnosperms polycotyledonous adj … English World dictionary
