Meanings
- not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).
Strange to say, the islet of Ronde, about 16 miles north of Mauritius, forms a separate biological kingdom, possessing one peculiar species of cabbage-palm, some lizards, two snakes, and relatively more monocotyledonous plants than any other region in the world.
1890, [Jacques] Élisée Reclus, “The Mascarenhas”, in A. H. Keane, editor, Oceanica (The Earth and Its Inhabitants; 14), New York: D. Appleton and Company, Flora and FaunaSynonyms: monocotic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon).
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Greek μονοκοτυλήδονος
- μονοκοτυλήδονος (monokotylídonos)of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
Russian однодо́льный
- однодо́льный (odnodólʹnyj)of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
Spanish monocotiledóneo
- monocotiledóneoof or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
Tagalog sambindahunin
- sambindahuninof or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)
Cite this entry
monocotyledonous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocotyledonous
“monocotyledonous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocotyledonous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocotyledonous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocotyledonous.
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