monocotyledon

(män′ō kät′ə lēd'n, män′ə-)

noun

Bot. any of a class (Liliopsida) of angiosperms, including lilies, orchids, and grasses, having an embryo containing only one cotyledon, and characterized by parallel-veined leaves, flower parts in multiples of three, and no secondary growth in stems and roots
often clipped to monocot

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See monocotyledon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various flowering plants, such as grasses, orchids, and lilies, having a single cotyledon in the seed.

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  • monˌo·cotˌy·leˈdon·ous adjective

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