AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The dicotyledons, also known as dicots (or, more rarely, dicotyls), are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants (angiosperms) were formerly divided. The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group: namely, that the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons.

Detailed explanation-2: -dicotyledon, byname dicot, any member of the flowering plants, or angiosperms, that has a pair of leaves, or cotyledons, in the embryo of the seed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dicotyledons or Dicot is generally referred to the flowering plants or angiosperms in which the seeds typically contain two embryonic leaves or cotyledon. All legumes, including beans, lentils, pea, and peanuts are the best examples of dicotyledons.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dicotyledons, also known as dicots. The name denotes a typical characteristic of the group, namely that the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. There are around 200, 000 species within this group. Beans, buttercups, oaks, sunflowers, etc are some of the examples.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cotyledon refers to the ‘first seed leaf’, present in the embryo. If it is a single seed leaf, then it is categorised as monocots and if it is a pair of leaves then it is categorised as dicots.