dicot

noun

di·​cot ˈdī-ˌkät 

plural dicots

: an angiospermous plant (such as a deciduous tree or broad-leaved herb) having an embryo with two cotyledons, leaves with typically reticulate venation, and floral organs usually arranged in multiples of four or five : dicotyledon

And of the two great groups of plants, monocots and dicots, the monocots (the grasses and their ilk) do share a single ancestor, but the dicots do not, which means they are not a natural grouping.

—Steve Hatch

—often used before another noun

dicot species

Most leaves and petrified wood from late Cretaceous and younger rocks are of dicot flowering plants.

—Alan M. Cvancara

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dicot

noun

di·​cot ˈdī-ˌkät 

: dicotyledon