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Definition of Monocot

1. Noun. A monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside.

Definition of Monocot

1. Noun. (botany) (alternative form of monocotyledon) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monocot

1. a type of seed plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Monocot

1. A subclass of Angiosperm plants based on anatomical characteristics. They tend to have: Narrow leaves One cotyledonParallel 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 Compare: dicot (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monocot

Literary usage of Monocot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"The chimeric promoter, composed of a tissue specific monocot promoter, and the viral enhancer element specified similar expression pattern in maize plants, ..."

2. Science of Plant Life: A High School Botany Treating of the Plant and Its by Edgar Nelson Transeau (1921)
"Abaca is a monocot, and the fiber is composed of an entire bundle. tissue the bundle cannot increase in size, and there can be no growth ..."

3. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"In this paper we describe the construction of Actl- based expression vectors for use in monocot transformation. As part of the development of these vectors, ..."

4. Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops: Bibliography January 1991-October 1992 by Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"... in pollen of a dicot (Nicotiana glutinosa) and a monocot (Lilium ... pollen from Solanaceous species and also in pollen from the monocot L. longiflorum. ..."

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