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monocot
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mon·o·cot  (mn-kt)
n.
A monocotyledon.
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Noun1.monocot - a monocotyledonous flowering plantmonocot - a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside
endogen, liliopsid, monocotyledon
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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We will report on the presence of p80 homologs in angiosperms, and consider how well it is conserved between dicots and monocots.
Botany & plant ecology by Michigan Academician
It turns out to be the closest branch to the second-largest lineage, the monocots, which include grasses, lilies, and related plants with linear leaves.
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