Roots serve many functions for a plant including ... (the tissues encircling the vascular tissues) (Raven et al. 1999) dicot - One of the two main divisions (the other being monocots) of flowering ...

and the dicotyledons (or dicots) that have two reserves. The embryonic seedling is attached to the cotyledon(s) along with the radicle, or microscopic root. As water enters the seed, the coat expands ...