dicotiledón

From di- + Latin cotylēdōn (found in Pliny), from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cavity”).

• IPA^(key): /dikotileˈdon/ [d̪i.ko.t̪i.leˈð̞õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: di‧co‧ti‧le‧dón

dicotiledón m or f (masculine and feminine plural dicotiledones)

1. dicotyledonous

   Synonym: dicotiledóneo

• Not normally used in the feminine; use dicotiledónea.

dicotiledón m (plural dicotiledones)

1. (botany) dicotyledon

• “dicotiledón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024