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Definition of Monocots
1. monocot [n] - See also: monocot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monocots
Literary usage of Monocots
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"Such a distinction, therefore will divide the flowering plants into two distinct
groups, which are commonly called monocots ..."
2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"The following statistics are interesting,— 6th Ed. monocots. Dicots. Total 7th Ed.
monocots. Dicots. Total 780 180 3273 663 The press work is of high class ..."
3. Heredity and Evolution in Plants by Charles Stuart Gager (1920)
"... but Miss Sargant points out that all the pseudo-monocots possess some underground
organ which is thickened as a tuber, suggesting that the significant ..."
4. Plant Propagation: Greenhouse and Nursery Practice by Maurice Grenville Kains (1916)
"The success of these grafts shows that grafting by approach is possible with
certain monocots and that the 137—GRAFT WRAPPING MACHINE A great time saver ..."
5. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"... has been constructed to give a high level of gene expression in monocots.
It is based on a truncated maize Adhl promoter, with multiple copies of the ..."
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