monocotyledon
/ˌmɑnəˌkɑ.təˈli.dən/UK/ˌmɒnəˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/
monocotyledon noun: 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.
Noun
monocotyledon (plural monocotyledons)
- 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.2011 November 18, Lauri Kaila, Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae) (Animal & Veterinary Science)
monocotyledon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Nepali
monocotyledon in Hindi
- Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida
- एकबीजपत्री ekbījpatrī
monocotyledon in Tamil
- Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida
- ஒருவித்திலையி oruvittilaiyi
monocotyledon in Telugu
- Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida
- ఏకదళబీజాలు ēkadaḷabījālu
monocotyledon in Nepali
- Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida
- एकदलीय वनस्पति ekadlīya vanaspati
More languagesFewer languages
- monocotyledon in Tagalog
- sambindahon, sambin
- monocotyledon in Persian
- تکلپهای tak-lape-'i
- monocotyledon in Thai
- พืชใบเลี้ยงเดี่ยว pʉ̂ʉt-bai-líiang-dìao
- monocotyledon in Vietnamese
- thực vật một lá mầm
Synonyms of monocotyledon
Forms of monocotyledon
| plural | monocotyledons |
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Origin of monocotyledon
From mono- + cotyledon.
Words that rhyme with monocotyledon
- eden
- Breeden
- Sweden
- cotyledon
- dicotyledon
- acotyledon
- boustrophedon
- microcotyledon
- Peden
- polycotyledon
- readen
- reeden
2 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about monocotyledon
- What does monocotyledon mean?
- Monocotyledon means 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.
- What is monocotyledon in Hindi?
- Monocotyledon in Hindi is एकबीजपत्री (ekbījpatrī). See Monocotyledon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is monocotyledon?
- Monocotyledon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce monocotyledon?
- Monocotyledon is pronounced /ˌmɒnəˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monocotyledon?
- The plural of monocotyledon is monocotyledons.
Words near monocotyledon in the dictionary
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