monocotyledonous

[ mon-uh-kot-l-eed-n-uhs ]

/ ˌmɒn əˌkɒt lˈid n əs /

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adjective

belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.

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Origin of monocotyledonous

First recorded in 1760–70; monocotyledon + -ous

A farmer does not divide plants, like a botanist, into dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous, but into useful plants and weeds.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
Scirpus, sir′pus, n. a genus of monocotyledonous plants, including the bulrushes.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
In some monocotyledonous embryos, as in Orchidaceae, the embryo is a cellular mass showing no parts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Monocotyledonous (meaning with single cotyledon) is the name of the one-cotyledoned sort of embryo.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

Thus, in modern botany, the Dicotyledonous plants compose one class, the Monocotyledonous plants another (36-40).
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray