Definition of Dicot family

1. Noun. Family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination.

Exact synonyms: Magnoliopsid Family
Generic synonyms: Family
Specialized synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Family, Hamamelid Dicot Family, Caryophylloid Dicot Family, Dilleniid Dicot Family, Asterid Dicot Family, Rosid Dicot Family, Family Myricaceae, Myricaceae, Wax-myrtle Family, Corkwood Family, Family Leitneriaceae, Leitneriaceae, Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Birthwort Family, Family Aristolochiaceae, Family Rafflesiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, Family Hydnoraceae, Hydnoraceae, Family Primulaceae, Primrose Family, Primulaceae, Family Myrsinaceae, Myrsinaceae, Myrsine Family, Family Plumbaginaceae, Leadwort Family, Plumbaginaceae, Sea-lavender Family, Family Theophrastaceae, Theophrastaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Family Cucurbitaceae, Gourd Family, Family Goodeniaceae, Goodenia Family, Goodeniaceae, Family Lobeliaceae, Lobelia Family, Lobeliaceae, Family Proteaceae, Protea Family, Proteaceae, Casuarinaceae, Family Casuarinaceae, Family Gentianaceae, Gentian Family, Gentianaceae, Family Salvadoraceae, Salvadora Family, Salvadoraceae, Family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, Olive Family, Family Juglandaceae, Juglandaceae, Walnut Family, Combretaceae, Combretum Family, Family Combretaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Family Elaeagnaceae, Oleaster Family, Family Haloragaceae, Family Haloragidaceae, Haloragaceae, Haloragidaceae, Water-milfoil Family, Family Lecythidaceae, Lecythidaceae, Family Lythraceae, Loosestrife Family, Lythraceae, Family Myrtaceae, Myrtaceae, Myrtle Family, Family Nyssaceae, Nyssaceae, Sour-gum Family, Tupelo Family, Family Punicaceae, Punicaceae, Family Rhizophoraceae, Mangrove Family, Rhizophoraceae, Daphne Family, Family Thymelaeaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Family Trapaceae, Trapaceae, Family Urticaceae, Nettle Family, Urticaceae, Cannabidaceae, Family Cannabidaceae, Hemp Family, Family Moraceae, Moraceae, Mulberry Family, Cecropiaceae, Family Cecropiaceae, Elm Family, Family Ulmaceae, Ulmaceae, Buckbean Family, Family Menyanthaceae, Menyanthaceae, Family Loganiaceae, Loganiaceae, Family Linaceae, Flax Family, Linaceae, Family Plantaginaceae, Plantaginaceae, Plantain Family, Buckwheat Family, Family Polygonaceae, Polygonaceae, Amygdalaceae, Family Amygdalaceae, Family Sapindaceae, Sapindaceae, Soapberry Family, Box Family, Buxaceae, Family Buxaceae, Celastraceae, Family Celastraceae, Spindle-tree Family, Staff-tree Family, Crowberry Family, Empetraceae, Family Empetraceae, Aceraceae, Family Aceraceae, Maple Family, Aquifoliaceae, Family Aquifoliaceae, Holly Family, Anacardiaceae, Family Anacardiaceae, Sumac Family, Family Hippocastanaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Horse-chestnut Family, Bladdernut Family, Family Staphylaceae, Staphylaceae, Ebenaceae, Ebony Family, Family Ebenaceae, Family Sapotaceae, Sapodilla Family, Sapotaceae, Family Symplocaceae, Sweetleaf Family, Symplocaceae, Family Styracaceae, Storax Family, Styracaceae, Styrax Family, Family Sarraceniaceae, Pitcher-plant Family, Sarraceniaceae, Family Nepenthaceae, Nepenthaceae, Droseraceae, Family Droseraceae, Sundew Family, Family Roridulaceae, Roridulaceae, Convolvulaceae, Family Convolvulaceae, Morning-glory Family, Broomrape Family, Family Orobanchaceae, Orobanchaceae, Buckthorn Family, Family Rhamnaceae, Rhamnaceae, Family Vitaceae, Grapevine Family, Vitaceae, Vitidaceae, Family Piperaceae, Pepper Family, Piperaceae, Chloranthaceae, Family Chloranthaceae, Family Saururaceae, Lizard's-tail Family, Saururaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Family Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dicot Family

dicobalt
dicoccous
dicofol
dicolon
dicomplemented
dicone
dicones
diconical
dicophane
dicopper
dicoria
dicoronene
dicoronylene
dicoronylenes
dicot
dicot family (current term)
dicot genus
dicots
dicotyl
dicotyledenous
dicotyledonous
dicotyledons
dicotyls
dicoumarin
dicoumarins
dicoumarol
dicoumarols
dicrocoeliasis
dicrocoeliidae

Literary usage of Dicot family

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"... DICOT Family JUGLANS Linn. Juglans cinerea Linn. Butternut. RANGE.—Southern New Brunswick to Delaware and on the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia and ..."

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