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dicotyledonous

di·cot·y·le·don·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahy-kot-l-eed-n-uh s, dahy-kot-l-]
    • /daɪˌkɒt lˈid n əs, ˌdaɪ kɒt l-/
    • /ˌdaɪ.kɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-kot-l-eed-n-uh s, dahy-kot-l-]
    • /daɪˌkɒt lˈid n əs, ˌdaɪ kɒt l-/

Definitions of dicotyledonous word

  • adjective dicotyledonous belonging or pertaining to the Dicotyledoneae; having two cotyledons. 2
  • noun dicotyledonous Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. 1

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Origin of dicotyledonous

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; dicotyledon + -ous

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Parts of speech for Dicotyledonous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dicotyledonous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dicotyledonous usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with dicotyledonous

  • what is dicotyledonous?
  • what is a dicotyledonous leaf?
  • what does dicotyledonous mean?

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