Monocotyledones — Monocotyledonae Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones Monocotyledonesprop. n. A class of plants comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel veined leaves: grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
class Angiospermae — noun comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) • Syn: ↑Angiospermae, ↑Magnoliophyta, ↑division Magnoliophyta,… … Useful english dictionary
class Liliopsida — noun comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and… … Useful english dictionary
class Monocotyledonae — noun comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and… … Useful english dictionary
Monocotyledones — noun comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and… … Useful english dictionary
Alismatidae — noun one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs • Syn: ↑subclass Alismatidae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocotyledones, ↑class… … Useful english dictionary
Arecidae — noun one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
Commelinidae — noun one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae • Syn: ↑subclass … Useful english dictionary
Liliidae — noun one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae • Syn: ↑subclass Liliidae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocot … Useful english dictionary
subclass Alismatidae — noun one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs • Syn: ↑Alismatidae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocotyledones, ↑class Monocotyledones, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
