song tử dịệp

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Dicotyledon: A plant belonging to the class Dicotyledoneae (or Magnoliopsida), characterized by having two embryonic seed leaves (cotyledons) in its seed. This is a primary classification in botany, distinguishing such plants from monocotyledons (which have one seed leaf).
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Cây đậu và cây xoài là những ví dụ điển hình của song tử diệp. (Bean plants and mango trees are classic examples of dicotyledons.)
    • Trong phòng thí nghiệm, chúng tôi quan sát cấu trúc hạt của song tử diệp. (In the laboratory, we observed the seed structure of a dicotyledon.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is primarily used in formal, academic, or scientific contexts related to botany and plant biology.
  • It can be used adjectivally in compound phrases to describe related characteristics, e.g., (dicotyledonous plants).
Variants and Related Words
  • Song tử diệp (n): Alternate spelling. The standard modern spelling uses "diệp" (葉) for "leaf."
  • Thực vật hai lá mầm (n): The more common Vietnamese vernacular term, meaning "plants with two seed leaves." This is often used interchangeably with or is more frequent than "song tử diệp."
  • Lớp Hai lá mầm (n): The class Dicotyledoneae.
Synonyms
  • Dicotyledon: The direct English equivalent.
  • Dicot: A common informal abbreviation in English botanical contexts.
Related Terms
  • Một lá mầm (n): Monocotyledon (a plant with one seed leaf).
  • Lá mầm (n): Cotyledon (seed leaf).
  • Thực vật có hoa (n): Angiosperms (flowering plants), the larger group that includes dicotyledons.