dicot
noun [ C ] biology specialized uk/ˈdaɪ.kɒt/ us/ˈdaɪ.kɑːt/
双子叶植物
a plant that has two cotyledons (= leaf parts inside the seed)
You can tell a dicot because when you cut it down, you can see rings in the trunk. 你可以分辨出一株双子叶植物，因为当你把它砍下来时，可以看到树干上的环。
Synonym: dicotyledon
Compare: monocot
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- Trees are dicots, palms are monocots.
- Dicots are one of the two groups into which all flowering plants were formerly divided.
- Dicot numbers tended to be greater under conventional herbicide management.
dicot
adjective biology specialized uk/ˈdaɪ.kɒt/ us/ˈdaɪ.kɑːt/
双子叶植物的
having two cotyledons (= leaf parts inside the seed)
Unlike dicot trees, which increase in size and girth each year, palms achieve their full diameter as seedlings. 棕榈树与双子叶树不同，双子叶树的大小和周长每年都会增加，而棕榈树在幼苗时就达到全径。
Synonym: dicotyledonous
Compare: monocot
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- Carbohydrate composition of axis tissues is similar to those reported for vegetative development in other dicot species.
- groupings of dicotyledonous (dicot), monocotyledonous (monocot) and total weeds