polycotyledon

[pol-ee-kot-l-eed-n]

pol·y·cot·y·le·don

[pol-ee-kot-l-eed-n]
noun
a plant having more than two cotyledons, as certain gymnosperms.

Origin:
1750–60; poly- + cotyledon

pol·y·cot·y·le·don·ous, adjective
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Polycotyledon has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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polycotyledon (ˌpɒlɪˌkɒtɪˈliːdən)
 
n
any of various plants, esp gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons
 
polycoty'ledonous
 
adj

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