dicotyledonous
adjective
dicotyledonous is spelled D-I-C-O-T-Y-L-E-D-O-N-O-U-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dicotyledonous means “Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dicotyledonous?
| Letters | 14: D-I-C-O-T-Y-L-E-D-O-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dicotyledonous?
Dicotyledonous appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does dicotyledonous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons.
- 2
Having two cotyledons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dicotyledonous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to the dicotyledons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | dicotiledóneo, dicotiledón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dicotyledonous come from?
From dicotyledon + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).