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MONOCOTYLEDONOUS

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mon⋅o⋅cot⋅y⋅le⋅don⋅ous

  [mon-uh-kot-l-eed-n-uhs]
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–adjective
belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.
Origin:
1760–70; monocotyledon + -ous
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mon·o·cot·y·le·don   (mŏn'ə-kŏt'l-ēd'n)   
n.  Any of various flowering plants, such as grasses, orchids, and lilies, having a single cotyledon in the seed.
mon'o·cot'y·le'don·ous adj.
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