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Dicotyledons

dicotyledon

a subclass of of angiosperms. They tend to have:

Broad leaves

two cotyledons

Netlike veins in the leaves

flower parts are usually in fours or fives

a ring of primary vascular bundles in the stem

taproot system Compare: monocot


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