monocotyledonous

American  

[mon-uh-kot-l-eed-n-uhs] / ˌmɒn əˌkɒt lˈid n əs /

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.

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Etymology

Origin of monocotyledonous

First recorded in 1760–70; monocotyledon + -ous

Example Sentences

Scirpus, sir′pus, n. a genus of monocotyledonous plants, including the bulrushes.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

CYPERACEAE, in botany, a natural order of the monocotyledonous group of seed-bearing plants.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

It is often found associated with starch in monocotyledonous plants, such as many species of Iris, Hyacinthus, and Muscari.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

In some monocotyledonous embryos, as in Orchidaceae, the embryo is a cellular mass showing no parts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

Sansevieria, san-sev-i-ē′ri-a, n. a genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order H�modorace�, native to southern Africa and the East Indies, yielding bowstring-hemp.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various