MONOCOTYLEDON
monocot, monocotyledon, liliopsid, endogen
(noun) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monocotyledon (plural monocotyledons)
(botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.
Usage notes
• Outside definitions or strict taxonomic usage, monocot is the preferred form.
Synonyms
• (plant with single seed leaf): monocot, liliopsid
Hyponyms
• (plant with single seed leaf): grass, lily, orchid, palm
Source: Wiktionary
Mon`o*cot`y*le"don, n. Etym: [Mono- + cotyledon: cf. F.
monocotylédone.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.
Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large
class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the
term endogens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition