monocotyledonous meaning

Adjective: monocotyledonous  `mónu`kót'leednus

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

See also: monocotyledon

Antonym: dicotyledonous

Encyclopedia: Monocotyledonous

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1. in a monocotyledonous plant, the same role is played by the scutellum, as in a cereal grain.
2. Monocotyledonous plants have two additional structures in the form of sheaths.
3. A fibrous root system is universal in monocotyledonous plants and ferns.
4. Species with one cotyledon are called monocotyledonous ( " monocots " ).
5. "' Velloziaceae "'is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants.