"monocotyledonous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: mono- + cotyledon + -ous Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|cotyledon|ous}} mono- + cotyledon + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monocotyledonous (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: monocotic Derived forms: pseudomonocotyledonous Related terms: monocotyledon, monocot Translations (of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a seed with one embryonic leaf (a single cotyledon)): μονοκοτυλήδονος (monokotylídonos) (Greek), однодо́льный (odnodólʹnyj) (Russian), monocotiledóneo (Spanish), sambindahunin (Tagalog)

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