Definition of monocotyledon Monocotyledon
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What does monocotyledon mean?
WordNet
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| monocotyledon - a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside | ||
| monocot, liliopsid, endogen | ||
| angiosperm, flowering plant plants having seeds in a closed ovary | ||
| class liliopsida, class monocotyledonae, class monocotyledones, liliopsida, monocotyledonae, monocotyledones comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- monocotyledon (n.)
A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.
Wikipedia 
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Monocotyledons are a class of flowering plants (angiosperms), whose embryo (seed) store only one cotyledon.
The APG II system recognises a clade called "monocots" but does not assign it to a taxonomic rank.
Part of speech
🔤- monocotyledon, noun, singular of monocotyledons.
