Monocotyledonous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon). not-comparable

    "Strange to say, the islet of Ronde, about 16 miles north of Mauritius, forms a separate biological kingdom, possessing one peculiar species of cabbage-palm, some lizards, two snakes, and relatively more monocotyledonous plants than any other region in the world."

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

Synonyms

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monocoticmonocotic

Example

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"Strange to say, the islet of Ronde, about 16 miles north of Mauritius, forms a separate biological kingdom, possessing one peculiar species of cabbage-palm, some lizards, two snakes, and relatively more monocotyledonous plants than any other region in the world."

Etymology

From mono- + cotyledon + -ous.

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