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Monocotyledon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Monocotyledon : (noun)
1: a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by
deposits on its inside [syn: monocot, liliopsid, endogen]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a
large class of plants, and is generally understood to
be equivalent to the term endogens.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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