monocotyledonous

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

/ ˌmɒn əˌkɒt lˈid n əs /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.

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Origin of monocotyledonous

First recorded in 1760–70; monocotyledon + -ous

Words nearby monocotyledonous

monoclonal antibody, monoclonality, monocoque, monocot, monocotyledon, monocotyledonous, monocracy, monocrat, monocrotic, monocrotism, monocular

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Example sentences from the Web for monocotyledonous

The rhizome is always solid, and has the usual internal structure of the monocotyledonous stem.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various
Ruppia, rup′i-a, n. a genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Naiadace—to which Ditch or Tassel grass belongs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The shoots and roots of grasses conform in their internal structure to the monocotyledonous type.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
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

The germination of a Monocotyledonous plant, with the cotyledon remaining in the ground, is shown at c.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon

Scientific definitions for monocotyledonous

monocotyledon

[ mŏn′ə-kŏt′l-ēd′n ]

monocot

(mŏn′ə-kŏt′)

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.

Other words from monocotyledon

monocotyledonous adjective