双子叶

Traditional form:

雙子葉

Pinyin (reading):

shuāngzǐyè

Definitions:

• dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)

Characters:

• 双 - pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 叶 - leaf, page; surname

Traditional characters:

• 雙 - pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 葉 - leaf, page; surname