Question: Are strawberries considered monocots or dicots?
Quick Answer: Taxonomists classify strawberries as dicots.
Why are Strawberries Considered Dicots?
Strawberries have two embryonic leaves within their seeds, and this is the chief trait that marks them as dicots. ‘Di’ means two, and ‘cot’ is an abbreviated form of cotyledon, Greek for seed leaf. The word dicot literally translates to two seed leaves.
Dicots Similar to Strawberries
- Apricots
- Mangoes
- Blueberries
- Grapes
- Pomegranates
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