monocotyledonous

American  

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

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.

---

Etymology

Origin of monocotyledonous

First recorded in 1760–70; monocotyledon + -ous

Example Sentences

It is from the study of such palms that much light will be thrown on the growth of monocotyledonous stems. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

The principal food of these inhabitants of the Kalare or Lachlan appeared to be balyan, the rhizoma, as already stated, of a monocotyledonous plant or bulrush growing amongst the reeds.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

Ruscus, rus′kus, n. a genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Liliace�—containing Butcher's broom, Shepherd's myrtle, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

In monocotyledonous flowers, especially those with a coloured perianth, the substitution of segments of the perianth for stamens occurs not unfrequently.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

Structure of the root.—As already stated, the roots of grasses conform to the monocotyledonous type, but the variations met with in their structure are not so great as in the case of the stem.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.