dicotyledon vs class Dicotyledones

dicotyledon and class Dicotyledones both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dicotyledon	Yes	No	No	No
class Dicotyledones	Yes	No	No	No

dicotyledon (noun)	class Dicotyledones (noun)
flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside	comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive), Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot), and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae, Rosidae, Asteridae