Etymology

dictyogen

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Today it means: A plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δίκτυον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίκτυον“net”
  2. English todaydictyogen

From Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “net”) + -gen.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδίκτυον all →

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