monocot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of monocot
Shortened form
Vocabulary lists containing monocot
Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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Plants (Botany) - High School
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Example Sentences
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Monocot roots also show little branching, like aquatic plant roots.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 5, 2018
To commit, as George Monocot called it, “the worst kind of television news reporting: cruel & pointless.”
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2012
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