Monocotyledon

//ˌmɒnəˌkɒtɪˈliːdən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.

    "Elachistine moths are the world’s most species-rich group of Lepidoptera that specialize on monocotyledon plants, especially grasses and sedges."

  2. 2
    a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside wordnet

Synonyms

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liliopsidmonocotmonocotendogen

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"Elachistine moths are the world’s most species-rich group of Lepidoptera that specialize on monocotyledon plants, especially grasses and sedges."

Etymology

From mono- + cotyledon.

Related phrases

flowering plantseed leaf

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