The eudicots or eudicotyledons are flowering plants that have two seed leaves upon germination. The term derives from dicotyledon. Historically, authors have used the terms tricolpates or non-magnolii

Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae. The term angiosperm is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον and σπέρμα, meaning that the seeds are enclosed w