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- Word comparison: monocotyledon vs. dicotyledon
monocotyledon vs. dicotyledon
noun
Botany.
an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
noun
Botany.
any angiospermous plant of the class (or subclass) Dicotyledoneae, producing seeds with two cotyledons and having an exogenous manner of growth.