Dicotyledoneae
(dicots)
One of two main groups of flowering plants, the other being the Monocotyledoneae (monocots). Together they comprise the angiosperms. Dicots may be herbaceous or woody, the woody habit arising haphazardly throughout the many dicot families.
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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