tricotyledonous

tricotyledonous [trahy-kot-l-eed-n-uh s, trahy-kot-] Word Origin adjective Botany.

1. having three cotyledons.

Origin of tricotyledonous First recorded in 1820–30; tri- + cotyledon + -ous Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019