monocotyledonous

Variant of monocotyledon

monocotyledon definition

mono·coty·ledon (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 mon′o·cot′

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