HyperDic: monocotyledon

English > 1 sense of the word monocotyledon:
NOUNplantmonocotyledon, monocot, liliopsid, endogena monocotyledonous flowering plant
English > monocotyledon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside.
Synonymsmonocot, liliopsid, endogen
Member ofMonocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class LiliopsidaComprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves
Broaderangiosperm, flowering plantplants having seeds in a closed ovary
Spanishliliopsida, liliopsid, monocotiledónea, monocotiledóneas
Catalanliliopsida, monocotiledóneas, monocotiledònia
Adjectivesmonocotyledonous(of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies

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