eudicot

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Etymology

Probably a back-formation from eudicots, short for eudicotyledons, from the New Latin coinage eudicotylēdōn, from the Ancient Greek components εὐ- (eu-, good, well) +‎ δι- (di-, two) +‎ κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, cup-shaped cavity); equivalent to eu- (true) +‎ dicot.

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eudicot (plural eudicots)

  1. (botany) A member of the eudicots.

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