English > monocotyledon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside. |
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| Synonyms | monocot, liliopsid, endogen |
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| Member of | Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida | Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves |
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| Broader | angiosperm, flowering plant | plants having seeds in a closed ovary |
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| Spanish | liliopsida, liliopsid, monocotiledónea, monocotiledóneas |
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| Catalan | liliopsida, monocotiledóneas, monocotiledònia |
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| Adjectives | monocotyledonous | (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies |
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