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monocotyledonous

monocotyledonous adjective: of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).

Adjective

monocotyledonous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).
    • 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.1890, [Jacques] Élisée Reclus, “The Mascarenhas”, in A. H. Keane, editor, Oceanica (The Earth and Its Inhabitants; 14), New York: D. Appleton and Company, Flora and Fauna
    Synonyms:
    monocotic

monocotyledonous meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

monocotyledonous in Tamil

ஒருவித்திலையுள்ள, ஒருவித்திலையுடைய, ஒற்றை விதையிலைப் பயிர்

monocotyledonous in Tagalog

of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
sambindahunin

Synonyms of monocotyledonous

Origin of monocotyledonous

From mono- + cotyledon + -ous.

Words formed from monocotyledonous

Questions about monocotyledonous

What does monocotyledonous mean?
Monocotyledonous means of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).
What is monocotyledonous in Tamil?
Monocotyledonous in Tamil is ஒருவித்திலையுள்ள, ஒருவித்திலையுடைய, ஒற்றை விதையிலைப் பயிர். See Monocotyledonous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monocotyledonous?
Monocotyledonous is an adjective.

Words near monocotyledonous in the dictionary

  1. monocotic
  2. monocots
  3. monocotyl
  4. monocotyle
  5. monocotyledon
  6. monocotyledonous
  7. monocotyledons
  8. monocotyledony
  9. monocotylous
  10. monocotyls
  11. monocovalent

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