dicotiledón
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From di- + Latin cotylēdōn (found in Pliny), from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cavity”).
Adjective
[edit]dicotiledón m or f (masculine and feminine plural dicotiledones)
- dicotyledonous
- Synonym: dicotiledóneo
Usage notes
[edit]- Not normally used in the feminine; use dicotiledónea.
Noun
[edit]dicotiledón m (plural dicotiledones)
Further reading
[edit]- “dicotiledón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014