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Dicots Definition:

  • Species with two cotyledon are called dicots.

    Campbell Biology by J.B. Reece, L.A. Urry, M.L. Cain, S.A. Wasserman, P.V. Minorsky, R.B. Jackson



Dicots Notes:

The dicotyledon plants are also called as dicots (or more rarely dicotyls). These are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided. The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group, namely that the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. This characteristic is commonly seen in the chickpea seed which is divided in to two parts.

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