Is "dicot" the same as "eudicot" ? So "eudicot" is the opposite of "monocot" ?

Answer 1

The prefix 'eu' means true, therefore a eudicot is a true dicot and therefore separate or 'opposite' to a monocot.

Answer 2

yes they amy n synonyms

Both of these groups, the eudicots and the monocots, are rooted within an unresolved basal grade of magnolid dicots. The eudicot clade can be further subdivided into the lower eudicots, comprising the Ranunculidae, basal Hamamelididae and basal Rosidae, and the higher eudicots, made up of the bulk of the flowering plants, including the majority of the model species used for genetic analysis (DRINNAN et al. 1994 ). Stamenally-derived petals, called andropetals, have evolved many times within the lower eudicots and at least once at the base of the higher eudicot clade and the monocot clade (TAKHTAJAN 1991 ). A second type of petals, bracteopetals, are derived from sepals or other sterile subtending organs. The diverse magnolid dicots include species which have been characterized as possessing bracteopetals, as well as a number of species which are considered to have andropetals (TAKHTAJAN 1991 ). The designations of petals as being andropetallous or bracteopetallous have been based primarily on morphological characters.

Answer 3

first_s is mostly right but dicot does NOT equal eudicot as can be seen from her answer. Eudicots form a monophyletic group parallel to monocots (not "Opposite") ... the basal grade of flowering plants have traditionally been called dicots as well but are now generally known as 'paleoherbs'.