Eudicot

/ˌjuːˈdaɪkɒt/ noun

Definition

A major group of flowering plants characterized by two cotyledons and distinctive tricolpate pollen (with three furrows or pores), representing about 75% of all flowering plant species. Eudicots include most familiar trees, shrubs, and many herbaceous plants like roses, beans, and sunflowers.

Etymology

From Greek 'eu' meaning true or good, plus 'dicotyledon', literally meaning 'true two-cotyledon plants'. The term was coined in the 1990s when molecular phylogenetic studies revealed that traditional dicots were not monophyletic, requiring a new classification for the core group.

Kelly Says

Eudicots represent one of evolution's greatest success stories, exploding in diversity during the Cretaceous period and now dominating most terrestrial ecosystems! Their secret weapon is tricolpate pollen, a seemingly tiny innovation that revolutionized plant reproduction and helped them outcompete earlier flowering plants.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ ቅጽ
and kʷɛts
ARالعربية
مزدوجة البذور
muzdawijat albazur
BNবাংলা
দ্বিবীজপত্রী
dʱibijapotri
CACatalà
eudicotiledònia
eudikotileðonia
CSČeština
dvěsemenné
dvɛsɛmɛɲɛ
DADansk
tokimbladede planter
toʊkʰimblædɛ plandɛr
DEDeutsch
Eudikotyledonen
ɔʏdikotʏleˈdoːnən
ELΕλληνικά
δικοτυλήδονα
ðikotulíðona
ESEspañol
eudicotiledónea
eudikotileðonea
FAفارسی
دوساله
dusale
FISuomi
kaksiosaiset
kaksiosaiset
FRFrançais
eudicotylédone
ødikotiledɔn
GUGU
બેપાંદડી
bepāṇḍḍī
HAHA
bishi biyu
bishi biyu
HEעברית
דו-עלעלית
du-ʿalʿalit
HIहिन्दी
द्विदलीय
dvidaliya
HUMagyar
kétszikűek
keːtʃikuːɛk
IDBahasa Indonesia
tumbuhan berbiji belah
tumbuhan berbiji belah
IGIG
osisi abụọ
osisi abuọ
ITItaliano
eudicotiledone
eudikotileðone
JA日本語
双子葉植物
futago yōshokubutsu
KKKK
еудикотиледон
jev dikotiledon
KMKM
រុក្ខជាតិពីរស្រូវ
rukʰkʰajati piə srəw
KO한국어
쌍자엽식물
ssangja yeop sikmul
MRMR
द्विदल
dvidal
MSBahasa Melayu
berbiji belah
berbiji belah
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်ရွက်စိမ်း
hnitʃwɛʔsɪ́ɰ̃
NLNederlands
tweezaadlobbigen
tweezaadlobbigen
NONorsk
tvekjøttede planter
tvøkjøtɛ plandɛr
PAPA
ਦੋ ਬੀਜਪਤੀ
do bījpatī
PLPolski
dwuliścienne
dwuliɕɛɲɲe
PTPortuguês
eudicotiledônea
eudikotileðonea
RORomână
dicotiledonate
dikotiledonate
RUРусский
эвдикоты
jev dikotɨ
SVSvenska
tvåhjärtbladiga växter
tvohjærtbladiga vɛkstɛr
SWKiswahili
mbegu mbili
mbegu mbili
TAதமிழ்
இருவித்திலை
iruvittilai
TEతెలుగు
ద్విదళబీజాలు
dvidala bījālu
THไทย
พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่
pʰʉtʰ pʰai lɯaŋ kʰu
TLTL
dalawang butil
dalawang butil
TRTürkçe
çift çenekliler
tʃift tʃeneklilær
UKУкраїнська
евдикоти
jev dikotɨ
URاردو
دو بیج پتی
do bij patee
VITiếng Việt
thực vật hai lá mầm
thực vật hai lá mầm
YOYO
òkòkò méjì
okoko mejì
ZH中文
双子叶植物
shuāng zǐ yè zhí wù
ZUZU
izihlamvu ezimbili
izihlamvu ezimbili

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