A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe; a member of the Monocotyledonae.

(adj.) A plant having a single cotyledon or seed leaf in the embryo. It includes palms, lilies, and orchids. (monocotyledonous, adj.) Compare with dicotyledon.

A seed with only one cotyledon

Seedling of flowering plant which only one leaf when it first germinates

A class of plants with embryos that have one cotyledon, such as maize and wheat.

a class of angiosperms whose seeds have a single cotyledon; the term is commonly abgbreviated to monocot. Most grasses are monocots.

Angiosperm with a single seed leaf, parallel-veined leaves, no cambian layer, and floral parts usually in threes.

plants with one seed leaf and parallel veined leaves

a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside

a plant of one of the two major groups of flowering plants (Angiosperms), characterised by a seed with a single seed-leaf (cotyledon), flower parts arranged in threes, and leaves with parallel veins; for example, grasses, lilies, palms

A flowering plant whose leaf veins are unbranched, typically grasses, sedges, lilies, and orchids.

Gk. monos, single + kotyledon, a cup- shaped hollow] A member of the class of flowering plants having one seed leaf, or cotyledon, among other distinguishing features; often abbreviated as monocot.

a flowering plant whose embryo has only one cotyledon (seed leaf). cf. dicotyledon.

Broad category of flowering plant, with one seedling leaf e.g. palms and grasses mostly with many nerves running parallel. Parent Term: Habit Difficulty Level

Monocot ( mó´-ne-kòt´l-êd´-n, mó´-ne-kòt) - Having one seed leaf.

A subclass of the flowering plants ( Angiosperms). Named for having only one seed leaf ( cotyledon) they tend to have narrow leaves, parallel veins in the leaves, flower parts usually in multiples of three, a scattered arrangement of primary vascular bundles in the stem, and fibrous root systems. Also known as Monocot. Common North Country monocots include the grasses and sedges, and the Blue Flag Iris ( Iris versicolor). See Dicotyledon.

The Monocotyledons or monocots are a group of flowering plants, dominating great parts of the earth. Monocots comprise the majority of agricultural plants in terms of biomass produced.