mon|o|cot|y|le|don

mon|o|cot|y|le|don
mon|o|cot|y|le|don «MON uh KOT uh LEE duhn», noun.
a plant with only one cotyledon. The monocotyledons, which include grasses, palms, lilies, and irises, are angiosperms, one of the two large subclasses of plants that have the seeds enclosed in an ovary. They have leaves with parallel veins and flower parts in threes. »

Botanists are impressed with the fact that the Polynesians divided the plant world into monocotyledons and dicotyledons (Scientific American).

[< mono- + cotyledon]

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  • mon|o|cot|y|le|don|ous — «MON uh KOT uh LEE duh nuhs, LEHD uh », adjective. having only one cotyledon: »monocotyledonous plants …   Useful english dictionary

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  • mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… …   English syllables

  • don — abad·don; aban·don·ee; aban·don·ment; achae·no·don; acot·y·le·don; ade·lo·co·don·ic; ag·kis·tro·don; aglyph·o·don·ta; aglyph·o·don·tia; al·don·ic; al·ge·don·ics; al·go·don·ci·llo; am·e·bel·o·don; amyn·o·don; an·cis·tro·don; an·co·don·ta;… …   English syllables

  • monocotyledon — mon·o·cot·y·le·don …   English syllables

  • monocotyledon — mon•o•cot•y•le•don [[t]ˌmɒn əˌkɒt lˈid n[/t]] n. bot a plant of the class Monocotyledones characterized by an embryo containing a single seed leaf and floral parts in multiples of three and comprising grasses, orchids, and lilies • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • Monocotyledonous — Mon o*cot y*le don*ous, a. [Cf. F. monocotyl[ e]don[ e].] (Bot.) Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Lindley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Monocotyledon — Mon o*cot y*le don, n. [Mono + cotyledon: cf. F. monocotyl[ e]done.] (Bot.) A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe; a member of the Monocotyledonae. [1913 Webster] Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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