mon·o·cot·y·le·don (m n  -ktl- d n)n. Any of various flowering plants, such as grasses, orchids, and lilies, having a single cotyledon in the seed. mon o·coty·ledon·ous adj. |
monocotyledon [ˌmɒnəʊˌkɒtɪˈliːdən]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any flowering plant of the class Monocotyledonae, having a single embryonic seed leaf, leaves with parallel veins, and flowers with parts in threes: includes grasses, lilies, palms, and orchids Often shortened to monocot Compare dicotyledon
monocotyledonous adj
| monocotyledon (mn-ktl-dn) or monocot (mn-kt) Any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed. Monocotyledons have leaves with parallel veins, flower parts in multiples of three, and fibrous root systems. Their primary vascular bundles are scattered throughout the stem, not arranged in a ring as in eudicotyledons. Grasses, palms, lilies, irises, and orchids are monocotyledons. See more at leaf. Compare eudicotyledon. monocotyledonous adjective |   cross section of a corn seed |
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| Noun | 1. |  monocotyledon - a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its insideangiosperm, 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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