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monocotyledons

monocotyledons is the plural of monocotyledon.

Meaning of monocotyledon

Noun

monocotyledon (plural monocotyledons)

  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.2011 November 18, Lauri Kaila, Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae) (Animal & Veterinary Science)
    Synonyms:
    monocot, liliopsid

Questions about monocotyledons

What is monocotyledons the plural of?
Monocotyledons is the plural of monocotyledon.

Words near monocotyledons in the dictionary

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

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