the traditional division of angiosperms is two groups called
Dicotyledon
The dicotyledons , also known as dicots ( or more rarely dicotyls ) , were one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided . The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group , namely that the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons . There are around 200,000 species within this group . The other group of flowering plants were called monocotyledons or monocots , typically having one cotyledon . Historically , these two groups formed the two divisions of the flowering plants . 
The dicotyledons , also known as dicots ( or more rarely dicotyls ) , were one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided . The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group , namely that the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons . There are around 200,000 species within this group . The other group of flowering plants were called monocotyledons or monocots , typically having one cotyledon . Historically , these two groups formed the two divisions of the flowering plants .
The dicotyledons , also known as dicots ( or more rarely dicotyls ) , were one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided . The other group of flowering plants were called monocotyledons or monocots.
The dicotyledons , also known as dicots ( or more rarely dicotyls ) , were one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided . The other group of flowering plants were called monocotyledons or monocots , typically having one cotyledon .