Dicotyledon

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Technical Term

Used mainly in scientific contexts like biology and botany, not in casual conversation.

In our botany class, we studied the characteristics of dicotyledon plants.

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Visual Identification

Remember dicotyledons by their two initial leaves; it helps in identifying them in nature.

Notice how this seedling has two leaves? That means it's a dicotyledon.

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Seedleaf Significance

The two 'seedleaves' provide nutrients to the plant before it grows more leaves.

Dicotyledon seedlings rely on their seedleaves to survive early stages of growth.