Associations to the word «Monocotyledonous»

Wiktionary

MONOCOTYLEDONOUS, adjective. (botany) Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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