Monocotyledonous: Definition with Monocotyledonous Pictures and Photos

1. Adjective. (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies.

Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Antonyms: Dicotyledonous
Derivative terms: Monocotyledon

1. a. Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.

1. Adjective. (botany) Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon). ¹

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1. Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Origin: Cf. F. Monocotyledone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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