MONOCOTYLEDONS

Noun

monocotyledons

plural of monocotyledon

Source: Wiktionary


MONOCOTYLEDON

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



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