Meaning of MONOCOTYLEDON
| Pronunciation: | | `mânu`kât'leedn
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| | Definition: | | [n] a monocotyledonous flowering plant |
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| | Synonyms: | | liliopsid, monocot |
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| | See Also: | | angiosperm, class Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, flowering plant, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mon`o*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Mono- + cotyledon: cf.
F. monocotyl['e]done.] (Bot.)
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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A subclass of Angiosperm plants based on anatomical characteristics. They tend to have:
- Narrow leaves
- One cotyledon
- Parallel veins in the leaves
- Flower parts are usually in multiples of threes
- A scattered arrangement of primary vascular bundles in the stem
- Fibrous root system
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