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Webster 1913 Edition


Monocotyledonous

Monˊo-cotˊy-le′don-ous

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
monocotylédoné
.]
(Bot.)
Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.
Lindley.

Webster 1828 Edition


Monocotyledonous

MONOCOTYLED'ONOUS

,
Adj.
Having only one seed-lobe or seminal leaf.

Definition 2024


monocotyledonous

monocotyledonous

English

Adjective

monocotyledonous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).
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