| monocot | (n) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside, Syn. liliopsid, endogen, monocotyledon |
| monocot family | (n) family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed, Syn. liliopsid family |
| monocot genus | (n) genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed, Syn. liliopsid genus |
| monocotyledones | (n) 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, Syn. Liliopsida, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, class Liliopsida |
| monocotyledonous | (adj) (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies, Ant. dicotyledonous |
| Monocotyl | n. (Bot.) Any monocotyledonous plant. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Monocotyle | a. [ Cf. F. monocotyle. ] (Bot.) Monocotyledonous. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Monocotyledon | n. [ Mono- + cotyledon: cf. F. monocotylédone. ] (Bot.) A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe; a member of the ☞ The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of plants (the |
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| Monocotyledonous | a. [ Cf. F. monocotylédoné. ] (Bot.) Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ] |