dictyogen

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noun

A plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.

OriginAncient Greek δίκτυον →
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Meanings

noundictyogen (plural dictyogens)

plural dictyogens

  1. datedbiologyA plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίκτυον“net”
  2. Englishdictyogen

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

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APA

dictyogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyogen

MLA

“dictyogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dictyogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyogen.

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