monocot

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A form of monocotyledon — Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.

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monocotyledonliliopsidendogen
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Meanings

nounmonocot (plural monocots)

plural monocots

  1. alternativebiologyAlternative form of monocotyledon.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
monocotyledonliliopsidendogen
Broader
angiospermflowering plant
Also see
endogenliliopsidmonocotyledon

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APA

monocot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocot

MLA

“monocot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocot.

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