The dicotyledons, also known as dicots (or more rarely dicotyls[2]), were one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided. The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group, namely that the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons.
Heard from my Uncle Lester today in conversation, as he recalled it from his botany class 60+ years ago.
