Nearby Words
noun Botany.
an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To monocotyledon
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Monocotyledon
is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte generation. Does it mean:
| phase in plant life which begins with a spore produced by meiosis |
| organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| monocotyledon (ˌmɒnəʊˌkɒtɪˈliːdən) | |
| —n | |
| Compare dicotyledon Often shortened to: monocot any flowering plant of the class Monocotyledonae, having a single embryonic seed leaf, leaves with parallel veins, and flowers with parts in threes: includes grasses, lilies, palms, and orchids | |
| monocoty'ledonous | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
monocotyledon (mŏn'ə-kŏt'l-ēd'n) or monocot  (mŏn'ə-kŏt'l-ēd'n) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) Any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed. Monocotyledons have leaves with parallel veins, flower parts in multiples of three, and fibrous root systems. Their primary vascular bundles are scattered throughout the stem, not arranged in a ring as in eudicotyledons. Grasses, palms, lilies, irises, and orchids are monocotyledons. See more at leaf. Compare eudicotyledon. monocotyledonous adjective |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Monocotyledon
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
